A 28-YEAR-old woman who burgled six homes in Cheltenham was described by a judge as "an enigma – a very rare woman".
At Gloucester Crown Court, Judge Jamie Tabor QC told Lianne D'Addario he had never encountered a solo female burglar.
But he said although he had his suspicions there was a man involved, evidence pointed to D'Addario alone.
D'Addario, of St George's Street, Cheltenham, who wore a leather jacket and ski pants in the dock, admitted three burglaries and two attempted burglaries. She asked for three other burglaries and one count of shoplifting to be considered.
In December last year, D'Addario broke into a house in St Stephens Road and stole a camera and Nintendo.
Judge Tabor said: "It is rare to have a solo female burglar – very rare."
Prosecutor Janine Woods said in January D'Addario got into a house in Llandudno Villas through a sash window and stole a Play Station 3.
Two days later, a resident in a basement flat in Montpellier Terrace heard a knock at the door and when she answered it found nobody there.
"Ten minutes later the resident heard her front bedroom window being opened. She went to the room and saw D'Addario there. The window was ajar and the lock damaged," she said.
"On March, the sash window of a basement flat in Priory Terrace was smashed and she got in. A witness saw her and she said she was there to collect something for her mother.
"Later, she rang the police herself and said she had been to that address selling Avon products and had noticed the basement window was smashed.
"On April 1, a rear sash window of a house in Leckhampton Road was smashed while the occupiers were away. A neighbour went to check on the premises and found the defendant climbing through the kitchen window.
"The defendant said 'I'm shutting the window because someone in a hoodie was here yesterday'."
Joe Maloney, defending, told the court "She is a bright, articulate and very intelligent lady. She is something of an enigma."
Jailing D'Addario for a year, Judge Tabor told her: "You are an enigma. You are a bright young woman and you have been in quite a lot of trouble in your past but there was a long gap when you stayed out of trouble and then you plummeted back into the criminal system big time."
