TWO men have been jailed for string of burglary offences in Barnsley.

Jamie Lloyd, 31, of Dillington Road, Worsbrough Common, and Arron Summers, 29, of Gloucester Road, Liverpool, both appeared at Sheffield Crown Court last Wednesday where they were jailed for a number of crimes.

Lloyd was handed a two-and-a-half year sentence for three counts of burglary, three counts of handling stolen goods and one count of production of cannabis.

He was arrested in November last year after South Yorkshire Police issued a wanted appeal for him, asking for members of the public to get in touch if they knew his whereabouts.

Summers was jailed for a year and nine months for four counts of burglary after breaking into three businesses and a house over a three-week period in September last year.

PC Tom Key, from Barnsley’s police tasking team, said: “Tackling burglaries in Barnsley has been a priority for our teams and I’m pleased that since apprehending these two offenders, we have seen the number of burglaries fall.

“This area of business continues to be a priority for us to ensure that residents of the district feel safe and we will always do whatever we can to ensure offenders are prosecuted and brought before the courts.”