A prolific thief has been jailed after he stole more than £10,000 worth of perfume from shops and burgled a home in Dartford. 

Gary Parks, 35, of Okehampton Crescent in Welling, has been jailed for eight years for a series of robberies and burglaries. 

At midnight on April 3 an Audi and a Mercedes were stolen from Wilmington after the owner discovered the keys had been stolen from inside their home. 

Investigating officers discovered Parks and his associates had used hire vehicle to travel to the scene. 

Nine days later on April 12 Parks was also responsible for the theft of £6,400 of perfume from Boots on Sevenoaks High Street. 

Parks and two accomplices entered the shop and stuffed the items into rucksacks before fleeing the shop. 

Then in the early hours of June 4 Parks travelled to Dartford High Street in a Land Rover Discovery. 

They then forced entry the doors of Savers and stole £3,300 worth of perfume. 

Parks was eventually arrested in Plumstead on June 18 and has now pleaded guilty to house burglary, a shop burglary, two thefts of motor vehicles, theft from a motor vehicle, receiving stolen property and theft from a shop. 

Last month he was jailed for eight years. 

Gary ParksGary Parks (Image: Kent Police)

Detective Constable Emma Laimbeer, said: “Parks is a prolific offender who targeted a victim’s home overnight to steal car keys, without considering the impact this would have on those who live at the address. 

“Furthermore he had no regard for the financial impact on businesses from losing large amounts of valuable stock. The cost of repairing the damage to the doors of one of the premises should also not be underestimated. 

“The Kent Crime Squad is a team of dedicated detectives and officers who target the most persistent criminals.

"Our investigation was able to piece together evidence that identified Parks as being responsible for a string of offences and we then tracked him down to a property in south London. North Kent will be a safer place now he is behind bars.”