Ovidiu - Constantin Plamada and Mariana Sandra burgled 179 homes . The pair targeted residential properties across London , Brighton and Essex . During their spree , they managed to steal more than £ ##500 of jewellery . Amid the more bizarre items stolen were a tin of mackerel and make - up . detective ed Leigh said they were ' a modern - day Bonnie and Clyde ' The pair were each jailed for six years by the Crown Court .
Ovidiu-Constantin Plamada and Mariana Sandra burgled 179 homes . The pair targeted residential properties across London , Kent and Essex . During their spree , they managed to steal more than £400,000 of property . Amid the more bizarre items stolen were a tin of mackerel and make-up . Judge Samantha Leigh said they were ' a modern-day Bonnie and Clyde ' The pair were each jailed for six years by Basildon Crown Court .