TWO men have been jailed for a combined total of five years over burglaries and car thefts.

West Mercia Police said two houses in Hither Green Lane, Redditch, were raided on Wednesday, September 20, 2023.

Car keys were taken from one of the homes and two cars were stolen from the property.

Liam Moore, aged 19, and Haydn McCarron, aged 22, were charged with burglary offences.

On Thursday, August 8, Moore, of HMP Brinsford, was sentenced to three years.

His co-accused, McCarron, also of HMP Brinsford, was previously sentenced to two years on July 23.

A third person, a 17-year-old boy who cannot be named for legal reasons, was also charged with conspiracy to burgle and conspiracy to steal motor vehicles.

He pleaded guilty to the charges on July 5 and was sentenced to a 12-week electronically monitored home detention curfew.