Romford burglar jailed for care home attacks and building site theft

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 14 Nov, 16:31 · Archive

Pavel Bolea, 24, has been sentenced to two years and eight months for burglary, theft and assault after targeting care homes across three counties.

Pavel Bolea, 24, of Harold Hill in Romford, was sentenced at Maidstone Crown Court on 12 November for burglary, theft and assault by beating. His offences included three separate incidents between June and August.

On 13 June, Bolea entered Cavell Park Care Home in Maidstone through an unlocked ground-floor door but left when challenged by staff. Two days later, he stole around £4,000 worth of building materials from a site in Sydenham, London. On 6 August, he broke into Rowallen Care Home in Romford, where he punched and kicked a carer who tried to detain him. A second staff member intervened, and Bolea attempted to stab her with a pen.

Fingerprints left on a door handle at the Maidstone care home linked him to the earlier offence. Bolea, a Romanian national, pleaded guilty to all charges. Detective Constable Celia King said officers from three police forces worked together to retrieve evidence including CCTV and Automatic Number Plate Recognition data. She noted that Bolea 'demonstrated little remorse' for the assaults on care workers protecting vulnerable pensioners.

How it is being reported

• Burglar beat carer and tried to stab another in spree across London, Essex and KentA burglar from Romford has been jailed after targeting care homes and a building site in a string of offences across Kent, London, and Essex.News Shopper · 14 Nov, 15:44
• Burglar beat carer and tried to stab another in spree across London, Essex and KentA burglar from Romford has been jailed after targeting care homes and a building site in a string of offences across Kent, London, and Essex.This Is Local London · 14 Nov, 15:44

In this story: Pavel Bolea · Kent Police · Cavell Park Care Home · Rowallen Care Home · Maidstone · Romford · Sydenham

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