Housebreaker nabbed after 14 years

A serial housebreaker who targeted schools and eluded the authorities for 14 years was, today, jailed five years for his crimes.

As clever as the squirrel hops, eventually, it will hit the ground

Alexander Paul Danker, 40, a former company supervisor, began his crime spree in 1997 and was only arrested in March this year.

He had broken into nine schools and a childcare centre, stealing items such as computers, cameras and cash worth more than S$42,000 in all.

They include the National University of Singapore's School of Science and Technology, St Joseph's Institution International and the ISS International School.

He also targeted 12 different flats - mainly located in Clementi - and struck using a homemade device made of a bamboo pole and a net to fish out mobile phones through his victims' bedroom windows.

Danker pleaded guilty to five counts of housebreaking with 18 other similar charges taken into consideration during sentencing.

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