A hapless crook caused £2,000-worth of damage by smashing a window in order to burgle a shop of just £30-worth of wine.
Richard Temple, who once needed facial reconstruction after crashing his car while high on drugs, broke into Home Bargains, in North Shields, in the middle of the night to help himself to the booze. Unfortunately for the 38-year-old, he not only left blood at the scene but was also captured on the store's CCTV and was easily identified, a court heard.
The thief, of Prince Consort Road, in Gateshead, was in the dock at North Tyneside Magistrates' Court this week to plead guilty to burglary of a non-dwelling. His case was adjourned for the preparation of a pre-sentence report until July 5 and he was released on conditional bail until that date.
