article_snippet: Ovidiu-Constantin Plamada, 31, and Mariana Sandra, 43, both with an address in Ilford, Essex, were jailed for six years each after admitting Ovidiu-Constantin Plamada, 31, and Mariana Sandra, 43, both with an address in Ilford, Essex role in 179 residential burglaries over seven months.
article_snippet: Ovidiu-Constantin Plamada, left, and Mariana Sandra, right, admitted a seven-month 179-home burglary spree .
article_snippet: Officers linked Plamada and Sandra to 179 burglaries across London, Essex and Kent.
article_snippet: Police initially questioned The pair about two burglaries but using the latest forensic techniques, Police linked Plamada and Sandra to a string of other crimes.
article_snippet: Detective Sergeant Brett Hagen, of the Metropolitan Police, said: 'Plamada and Sandra were a prolific burgling duo who committed a vast number of residential burglaries over a relatively short period of time. '
highlights_snippet: Ovidiu-Constantin Plamada and Mariana Sandra burgled 179 homes .
  