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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Matt Watts

M&S burglar is first to be jailed by private prosecution after Met fail to investigate crime

A prolific thief has become the first burglar jailed in a prosecution by a private police force after the Met failed to investigate his break-in at a M&S in south London.

David Hanson, 44, who had 105 previous convictions including 33 burglaries, was arrested by two detectives from TM Eye, a private company founded by a former Scotland Yard detective chief inspector.

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