The offences took place in April and May when Smethurst, along with accomplices, targeted homes in Darwen and Haslingden, taking cars, tech devices, and accessories. Thomas Smethurst (Image: GMP/Archive)"You will never understand that because you haven't done an honest day's work since you were 19 years old." Lois Connelly, prosecuting, said Smethurst entered a house in Jubilee Road, Haslingden, on April 22 at around 2am. Smethurst went on to commit four burglaries in the space of around an hour in Darwen on May 29. Later, in Knowsley Road, Smethurst entered the porch of another home.