The burglaries took place on the night of May 11 at a house in Riverbend Rd, the night of May 19 in Seddon Cr, on May 22 in Shakespeare Rd, and in five incidents in a week in mid-June, on June 12 in Taradale Rd, the next day in Munroe St, June 14 in Flanders Ave, June 16 in Hastings St and June 18 in Riverbend Rd.
Windows were smashed in three of the raids while entry was gained to others through unlocked doors or insecure windows.
The first haul comprised about $3000 worth of property, including a PlayStation 4 console and about 25 games and electronics.
Goods taken over the next five-and-a-half weeks also included TV sets and other home entertainment items, jewellery, clothing, sports shoes, a fish smoker, laptop computers, hard drives and USB sticks with priceless images of victims, their families and friends, cameras, a wallet, a trolley-jack, a chainsaw, a tent, scrap metal, and a teacher's planning folder with important notes on students.
In one burglary, Hiha left behind footprints of stolen sports shoes which he was later found wearing, including in CCTV images of another burglary, and in another he and a co-burglar were exiting in a vehicle when a victim arrived home.
When arrested, Hiha wasn't talking but he has since admitted taking part in only some of the burglaries.
He had received the stolen property he had traded or which was found in his possession or at his home.
