A prolific burglar who abseiled through a theatre skylight to steal 32 bottles of champagne has been jailed for 20 months.
Terence Carroll, 50, used a rope to enter the New London Theatre in Drury Lane, now the Gillian Lynne Theatre, next to the block of flats where he lived.
He was caught on CCTV carrying the champagne out of the stage door in bins on January 11. Six days later Carroll broke into a dental surgery near his home and stole a £600 TV and a £7,000 camera, Blackfriars crown court heard.
The day after that Carroll, who has 54 previous convictions, was jailed for five months for a separate break-in.
He was released last month and days later, on April 12, broke into Bunga Bunga, Drury Lane. He was caught on CCTV stealing vodka and arrested the next day.
Carroll, of Macklin Street, London, was yesterday sentenced to 20 months in jail after admitting three charges of burglary.
