A burglar has been sentenced to seven years and six months in jail.
John Alan Johnson, aged 37, of Sherwood Terrace, Broadway, had pleaded guilty to three Douglas burglaries.
The burglaries took place at Marathon Avenue on September 16 and Falcon Cliff Terrace on November 11.
Johnson also admitted a theft from a car and resisting arrest on November 11.
He was also in breach of a sentence expiry date.
The court also heard how Johnson had been jailed previously for burglaries in 2001, 2002 and 2013.
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