Bizarre moment thief caught red-handed as he makes clumsy attempt to escape CCTV cameras in bars and restaurants

WATCH the bizarre moment a thief was caught red-handed breaking into a bar and restaurant to escape security cameras.

It was only a matter of time before he stopped stealing from bars or he would be punished. behind bars.

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Shamsul Islam, 40, left behind a trail of forensic evidence. police He was found stealing money from bar and restaurant safes.

Islam, of no fixed abode, began his burglary spree in Bury, Greater Manchester, in August, stealing thousands of pounds of cash and property after sneaking around on all fours and breaking into seven different businesses.

He was eventually caught red-handed after a restaurant owner received a telephone alert at 2:15 a.m. that someone had entered his establishment and was watching the theft.

Islam tripped the alarm in the building and left a small amount of blood after breaking a window during his mad escape, which helped police identify him.

Defendant described by police as a “career criminal” now faces four years in prison prison Sentencing at Minshull Street Crown Court.

As seen in the footage, Islam crawled face down and jumped over the counters to steal money.

Constable William Loughran of GMP’s Bury District Crime Team said: “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 does not belong to him.

“I want to thank the victims, everyone in power who played a role in Islam’s arrest, and those involved in this incident.” investigation This brought Islam to justice; “Our crime scene investigation teams were able to prove that he was responsible for these crimes.”

theft spree

This isn’t the first ‘Johnny English’ coded theft we’ve seen in Islam.

In a previous burglary, Islam dropped two disposable cigarettes into the car from which he stole the victim’s coat.

This made it a little easier for researchers to associate cigarettes with the Islamic religion. DNA.

Just a few days after this attack, he managed to enter a bar by breaking the window, but came out empty-handed.

An hour later, he was caught on security cameras entering another bar.

He got in through an unsecured ground floor window and footage showed him crawling along the floor of the pub into the bar and removing £200 from the till.

He returned to work the next night.

But this time he tried to get among people. houses.

A police report says: “He pushed on the front doors and tried to open the ground floor windows with his hands, when he couldn’t get in Islam took action, showing the importance of ensuring your home is safe at all times.”

Three days later, Islam broke the ground floor window of a hair and beauty salon while the owner was inside.

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A tenant on the upper floor of the hall heard the noise and disturbed Islam by shouting “Hey what’s going on”, to which Islam replied “Sorry ma’am” and quickly walked away.

Two days later, Islam returns to the bar where he stole the £200.

He got back in through an unsecured window, crawled across the floor and stole a further £200.

Then he set off somewhere take away He broke the ground floor windows and took £200 and a mobile phone worth £1,200.

But in return, he accidentally left fingerprints and footprints for investigators.

This led to the penultimate point where enough evidence was finally provided for the police to catch him.

A trail of breadcrumbs has finally put an end to a burglary spree in Greater Manchester.