A drunken burglar fell asleep for four and a half hours during a break-in but was still able to escape while wearing the victim's jumper.
Carl Roberts also stole tens of thousands of pounds of jewellery and luxury watches when he targeted another house. But some of the goods he pilfered were retrieved when a quick-thinking pubgoer pretended to be a police officer and spooked him.
Liverpool Crown Court heard yesterday afternoon, Thursday, that the 53-year-old was arrested at around 3.30am on May 10 this year after being found smoking cannabis with friends in Liverpool city centre. Roberts - of Aldgate in Ellesmere Port - gave a false name when challenged by officers, but checks revealed that he was a wanted man.
