Footage shows two raiders hiding in Sunderland Greggs' loft following break in

Gavin Newton and Andrew Pickering were rumbled after trying to break into a safe inside the Sunderland bakery last month.

Police were called to the Pallion store shortly after 11.30pm on October 25 and found substantial damage to the ceiling along with a discarded hammer and grinder.

After climbing through a hole in the ceiling to investigate further, cops heard the faint sound of males talking and soon discovered the raiders in the store’s loft space.

Newton, 41, and Pickering, 45, were subsequently placed under arrest – and the latter proceeded to falsely give the details of a family member whilst being booked into custody.

Now they have both been convicted after admitting the burglary, while Pickering also pleaded guilty to a further charge of perverting the course of justice.

On Tuesday (November 23), Newton, of no fixed abode, was jailed for 16 months at Newcastle Crown Court.

Just 24 hours later, Pickering, of Marx Crescent, South Stanley, was sentenced to two years imprisonment at the same court.