Three burglars were caught after a security guard spotted them going back and forth loading items from an electrical warehouse into a van.
Nick and David Petengell, 38 and 32 respectively and of Amity Grove in Raynes Park, and Reece Dungey, 22, of no fixed address, were caught raiding the warehouse in the Beddington Trading Estate, Bath House Road, on Friday, August 2.
The security guard called police who arrived and found the van unattended with the keys in the ignition and a range of good including drills and four power supply units worth £150 each in the back.
The three men were caught hiding nearby with the help of sniffer dogs.
All three were arrested and admitted burglary in front of Camberwell Green Magistrates Court on Saturday, August 3.
They have been remanded and committed to Croydon Crown Court for sentencing.
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