Thief who thought he could escape CCTV by crawling on all fours jailed

A thief crawling on all fours escape from CCTV He was sentenced to four years in prison during a theft spree. Shamsul Islam, 40, crawled on his hands and knees and stole thousands of dollars in cash and goods from seven organizations.

despite efforts to hide identityHe was caught after leaving footprints and fingerprints behind. Daily Mail.

After being caught on CCTV during a burglary in Bury, Greater Manchester, Islam’s downfall came when a restaurant owner, who had been alerted to the break-in by CCTV linked to his phone, spotted him in the act.

In his haste to escape, Islam injured himself with a piece of glass and left blood behind. police is used to describe it.

Described by police as a “career criminal”, Islam began his crime spree in August. The homeless man was linked to various crimes through two disposable e-cigarettes found in a stolen coat.

His frenzy He started by stealing a coat from a car in Heathfield Road, Bury, on August 19. At around 3am on August 28, he entered a pub in Whitefield and smashed a ground floor window but emerged empty-handed.

An hour after entering a pub in Whitefield on August 28, Islam targeted another pub in Bury New Road, stealing £200 ($258) from the till.

On September 1, he broke the glass of the hair and beauty salon on Radcliffe New Road with the owner inside. When he encountered the tenant upstairs, he apologized and ran away.

Just two days later, on September 3, Islam returned to the bar he had previously robbed in Whitefield, crawling face down to avoid CCTV and managing to steal £200 from the till.

The next day, at 11pm, he broke into a takeaway restaurant in Bury New Road, smashed the window and stole £200 and a business mobile phone worth £1,200, leaving footprints and fingerprints behind.

His crime spree ended when he walked into a restaurant in Sefton Street, Whitefield, and alerted the owner via CCTV connected to his phone. The owner watched Islam crawl over the bar to reach the cash register.

Disturbed by the intruder alarm, Islam quickly fled, breaking wine glasses and leaving a small trail of blood behind as he exited through the shattered window.

This evidence led to his arrest and an end to the burglaries in Bury.

He was found guilty of burglary at Minshull Street Crown Court last week and sentenced to four years in prison.

PC William Loughran, of Greater Manchester Police, said after sentencing: “Islam was of absolutely no importance as he broke into small businesses in the Whitefield area of ​​Bury and stole money from owners who were rightly shocked to see Islam plundering their livelihoods.

‘Islam is a career criminal who has absolutely no right to so brazenly enter a place and take something that doesn’t belong to him.’

“I would like to thank the victims, everyone in the police force who played a role in arresting Islam and everyone involved in this investigation that brought Islam to justice, including our crime scene investigators who were able to prove that he was responsible for this spate of crimes.”