Career burglar jailed for Peterborough break-ins including war medal theft

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 23 Oct, 12:33 · Archive

A career burglar has been jailed for six years and nine months after breaking into homes in Peterborough and stealing a First World War service medal.

Jody Stones, 41, was released from prison in May 2025 but carried out a series of burglaries in Peterborough within months. On 28 July 2026, he broke into a property in Werrington and stole a martial arts training sword worth about £740 and a gilet. A blood smear on a kitchen cupboard door matched Stones, and CCTV footage showed him outside with the stolen sword.

Two weeks later, Stones and another masked man broke into a home on Eastfield Road while an elderly resident was asleep. The victim woke to find Stones standing by his bed. When challenged, Stones jumped from a first-floor balcony and escaped with the victim's wallet, bank cards, passport, cufflinks, a coin and stamp collection, a gold watch and his grandfather's Great War service medal. Police enquiries showed Stones had approached local collectibles dealers to sell the stolen coins. Officers recovered the coins and the medal and returned them to the victim.

Stones was arrested on 17 August when he attended Thorpe Wood Police Station to answer bail for an unrelated matter. He pleaded guilty to two burglaries and was sentenced to six years and nine months at Peterborough Crown Court on 16 October. He also admitted six additional burglaries, three car thefts and handling stolen goods. The other man seen on CCTV with Stones remains unidentified.

How it is being reported

• 'Career burglar' jailed after spate of break-ins across Peterborough while on licence from prisonA ‘career burglar’ broke into an elderly man’s home and stole coins and a war medal during a spate of break-ins across Peterborough while on licence from a previous jail sentence for burglary.Peterborough Telegraph · 23 Oct, 11:52
• 'Career burglar' who stole war service medal and training sword jailed againA career burglar has been jailed again after stealing a martial arts training sword and a Great War service medal in Peterborough.Cambs Times · 23 Oct, 10:45

In this story: Jody Stones · Peterborough · Peterborough Crown Court · Thorpe Wood Police Station

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