Andrew Jenkins went into a flat off of Vineyard Road in Peterborough city centre at around 3.15am on October 13.
The victim, who was in the flat at the time, woke up and confronted the 44-year-old.
Jenkins claimed that he was looking for a friend and tried to leave the flat.
The victim stopped him and found items that Jenkins had taken from the flat in his jacket, including an old phone, a wallet containing foreign cash and the keys to a Mercedes car.
Jenkins made off, but left a vape at the scene which his DNA profile was recovered from.
He was also caught on CCTV prior to the burglary trying the back door of another flat and getting into a Mini Cooper in the car park and taking a shopping bag from the boot.
The burglar also tried the door handles of a Jaguar XF in the car park.
On January 28 at Peterborough Crown Court, Jenkins, of St Paul’s Road, Dogsthorpe, Peterborough, was jailed for two years and three months, having pleaded guilty to burglary, attempted burglary, theft and vehicle interference.
PC Luke Blakey, from the Acquisitive Crime Team, said: “Jenkins clearly hasn’t learnt his lesson so I’m glad he’s been sent back to jail.
“Burglary is a force priority, and we will continue doing everything we can do to help bring offenders to justice.”
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