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Just one more for the ROGUE! Burglar is found asleep inside pub after he broke in and helped himself to drinks before causing thousands of pounds worth of damage Marius Petrikas, 30, caused extensive damage costing more than £21,000 after helping himself to a drink at City Tavern, in Newcastle city centre, last summer Petrikas … Read more
So often we women are accused of being nosy curtain twitchers who know everybody in the neighbourhood and all their business. But now Scotland Yard has come to our defence. According to the Met Police’s only e-fit officer, Tony Barnes, women are far better than men at catching crooks because we pay so much more … Read more
Burglar ransacked on-duty paramedic’s home and stole her Christmas presents before buying bottle of Dom Perignon champagne The thug broke into the paramedic’s home in Islington at 3pm on December 18 He stole £3,000 worth of goods including a Whyte Portobello bike and cash He was then captured on CCTV using a stolen bank card to buy … Read more
A former burglar who ditched his life of crime has joined a smart home security firm as a consultant to offer advice on how best to protect their customers’ homes. Luke Harris, 32, from Warminster, Wiltshire, previously funded his lifestyle by looting from unsecure homes over a 12-year period and narrowly avoided jail time. However, … Read more
You look like a young Louis Walsh! Police hunt ‘building site burglar’ who bears uncanny resemblance to X Factor judge Kent Police released CCTV images of a man they want to speak to after a theft They posted the images with an appeal for information on their Twitter page Social media users reacted with jokes … Read more
Moment bungling burglar knocks over ladder and gets trapped in garden with shovel-wielding homeowner Thieves targeted house in the Rafael Castillo suburb in Buenos Aires, Argentina CCTV footage showed thief kicking over ladder as he tried to climb back out The sleeping homeowner then appeared with a shovel and beat the thief up By Amelia … Read more
Caught napping! Moment dozy burglar is caught asleep on the job… next to a half-eaten cheesecake Mark Cooper, 41, was caught napping while trying to rob the 808 Bar & Kitchen on St Thomas’ Street in Sunderland. He was arrested on Saturday morning Video shows the bewildered thief’s rude awakening by police officers Cooper admitted … Read more
Cat burglar! Moment creeping thief is scared off by homeowner’s ginger moggie Mark Lawson, 42, crawled around back garden of a house in Nottinghamshire Footage showed him approach the kitchen door at 6.30am on March 16 Saw a ginger tom watching him through the window before an alarm sounded He was arrested and handed a … Read more
Dennis Kellond, 88, pictured was killed in his home in Godstone, Surrey, in April 25 this year, a court heard A callous thief who killed a great-grandfather in a bungled burglary left the pensioner in a pool of his own blood before using his phone to call drug dealers, a court heard. Dennis Kellond was … Read more
Graff Diamonds, £40m, 2009 The Graff Diamonds heist is thought to be the biggest jewellery raid in Britain and is among one of the smartest in history, according to The Week. At 4.40pm on August 6, 2009, two sharply dressed men posing as customers entered the premises of Graff Diamonds in New Bond Street, London … Read more