Burglar arrested after his own father calls police to report break-in on his street
Peter Eveson calls Staffordshire Police after hearing burglar alarm going off - without realising his son (also callled Peter Eveson) was behind the break-in
Police mugshoot of Peter Eveson, the son Photo: Northcliffe Media Ltd.
By Agency
12:33PM GMT 06 Feb 2015
A man was shocked when he reported a neighbour's burglary on his street - and police arrested his own son.
Peter Eveson, 59, called Staffordshire Police after hearing an alarm go off on his road and discovering a neighbour's patio doors had been smashed.
When his son - also called Peter Eveson - became agitated by the 999 call, his father asked him if he knew anything about the raid, Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court heard.
Despite the 39-year-old son's denials, he later admitted burglary and has now been jailed for two-and-a-half years for last November's raid.
Jailing Eveson, Judge David Fletcher said: "You will be 40 next year, by the time of your release probably 41.
"That may be an opportunity for you to take stock of your life. At the time it is in complete chaos."
Prosecutor Neil Ahuja said the victim left his house in Meir, Staffordshire, secure but later that day Mr Eveson heard a neighbour's burglar alarm go off.
"His father went to check as the alarm was sounding and discovered the rear patio doors had been smashed," he added. "He reported the matter to the police. The defendant became agitated.
"His father challenged him and asked if he was responsible for the burglary. He denied it and said he would not do it at his doorstep."
Another neighbour returned home at 5.05pm to find her ground-floor window had been smashed.
At 5.30pm, Eveson visited a nearby house with a bag containing items he was trying to sell, but again became agitated when his former partner turned up and he smashed a window as he left.
Eveson also burgled a house in Longton, Staffordshire, that month - using a garden ornament to smash his way into the conservatory, but did not gain entry to the house and nothing was stolen.
He accidentally left his DNA on vertical blinds and later pleaded guilty to two charges of burglary, asking for four other house burglaries to be taken into consideration.
He also admitted two charges of criminal damage.
The court was told he has 39 convictions for 79 offences, including 20 previous convictions for burglary.
Hamish Noble, mitigating, said drink has been the "chief mischief" and Eveson committed the offences to fund his alcohol addiction.
