A Chester-le-Street attempted burglar tried to smash his way into a home using a plant pot.
Simon Clark had only been released from prison weeks earlier before going on to try and break into homes on a County Durham estate on February 14. When the 39-year-old was finally arrested, he claimed he had been in the area looking for his mate's lost dog and thought it may have been inside a shed.
Clark, of West Street, Chester-le-Street, appeared at Durham Crown Court on Wednesday to be sentenced for five counts of attempted burglary. He pleaded guilty to the charges at a previous hearing.
