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Daily Mirror
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Bradley Stokes & James Connell & Ryan Fahey

Bungling shoplifter caught when cop spotted price tag sticking out of stolen coat

A bungling shoplifter was easily caught by police after being spotted wearing a stolen coat with the price tag still sticking out of the hood.

Paul Raymond, 41, pinched the £299 jacket from TK Maxx in Worcester city centre after using tinfoil to trick the security alarm on March 8 this year.

A court heard the hapless crook was then spotted by a police officer leaving the store with the price tag attached to the hood and a security cable sticking out.

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