Ex-Military Man Jailed for £32k Designer Goods Theft

A couple’s holiday in Thailand was cut short after a burglar ransacked their Llanberis home, stealing £32,000 worth of designer goods and their BMW car. 🚨

The quick-thinking homeowner used a tracking app to locate his stolen vehicle to the Maesgeirchen estate in Bangor and alerted police, leading to the arrest of Mark Goodier, 37, of Llanddaniel, Gaerwen, Anglesey.

Today at Caernarfon Crown Court, Goodier was sentenced to two years and five months in prison for burglary and other offences.

Prosecutor Catherine Elvin told the court that on December 20, the victim received a “flustered phone call” from his sister informing him his car was missing. Upon inspection of their home, she discovered it had been completely ransacked, with designer items including Chanel handbags, jewellery and watches – many valued at over £1,000 each – stolen.

Police investigations revealed the burglary had occurred the previous night, with CCTV footage showing a blue Ford Cougar towing the BMW to Maesgeirchen. The same vehicle was later spotted at Llanberis & District Social Club, where four men were seen causing £320 damage to a burglar alarm and using a crowbar to break in, resulting in an additional £200 damage to a glass panel.

Further enquiries established that the Ford Cougar had been stolen from Burnley in October last year and was using cloned number plates.

When officers searched Goodier’s home on Anglesey, they recovered some of the stolen items. The homeowner stated that following the break-in, he has “difficulty relaxing and sleeping” and remains in “flight or fight mode,” with the stress affecting his business and leading him to consider leaving Llanberis.

Defence solicitor Alexa Carrier explained that Goodier had previously served in the military and worked as a protection officer before sustaining a leg injury. He struggled with the lack of structure in civilian life, having become “institutionalised,” and turned to illicit substances to cope with traumatic experiences.

Judge His Honour Timothy Petts acknowledged the burglary had “ruined the victims’ holiday” and been deeply upsetting before sentencing Goodier to one year and eight months for the house burglary, six months for handling stolen goods, and activating three months from a previous suspended sentence.