A career crook, who once had to be decontaminated after stealing drugs from an abandoned medical compound, tried to make a trolley dash through a supermarket fire exit.
As previously reported on Chroniclelive, Barry Watson was given a suspended sentence in 2020 after he burgled the Longbenton compound, which had been left abandoned and strewn with body parts, cannulas and other hospital waste after its owners lost a contract with the NHS. A court had heard that the 38-year-old and his accomplice, had to be decontaminated due to the biohazard after being caught in the act.
Two years later and the bungling thief, who has 42 offences on his record, was back up to his old dishonest tricks when he attempted to steal £300-worth of goods from Morrisons in North Shields. The prolific crook was seen filling a trolley with items then trying to make his escape through a fire exit before being detained outside.
