Man was caught with £21,000 worth of stolen goods in Taunton raid A SERIAL offender who was caught with expensive goods stolen in a £21,000 raid on a photographic studio has given a suspended sentence. Phillip Matthews did not carry out the raid on a professional photographer’s studio in Barnstaple, but police seized some of the items when they raided his home in Taunton a week later. Rucksacks, a camera bag, video camera, and data cards stolen in raid were found by police but around £20,0000 of kit, including a drone were never recovered. Photographer and filmmaker Simon Cotter was left £3,000 out of pocket because his insurance did not cover the full cost of the equipment stolen in May 2020.