A passerby snared a prolific thief by using his mobile phone to bravely film him burgling a city centre shop.
Serial crook, Lee Robson, was on police and court bail for offences of shoplifting when he smashed a window at Castore, in Newcastle, and made-off with hundreds of pounds worth of sports clothing. Unfortunately for him, an eagle-eyed member of public spotted what the 40-year-old was doing and recorded him on his mobile, a court was told.
The footage was handed to the police and an officer was able to identify Robson and he was later arrested. Now, the drug addict, of Saint Cuthbert's Court, in Gateshead, has been locked up for 11 months after he admitted non-dwelling burglary and six counts of shop theft.
