A man who wore a custom-made pickpocket jacket over a women's swimsuit to steal mobile phones has been jailed. Dumitru Daniel Gusata was caught red-handed by police as he targeted music fans attending a rock concert.
The 32-year-old was wearing a women’s swimsuit backwards underneath a denim jacket which had numerous phone-sized pockets sewn into the lining. Police found five phones in his jacket which he stole from gig goers watching Don Broco perform at the Utilita Arena in Birmingham last Friday. His personal mobile phone was also found to have a ‘shopping list’ of different phone types alongside their various values.
He admitted going equipped to steal and three counts of theft and was jailed for four months at Birmingham Magistrates Court on Monday. Gusata, of Birmingham, was also ordered to pay a £154 victim surcharge.
