A hapless burglar who stole an expensive collection of whiskey was snared after leaving behind his DNA and fingerprints.
Michael Dabbs was interrupted by the victim's brother as he raided a home in Byker but claimed someone was upstairs and fled when the man went to investigate. A court heard that the 41-year-old had ransacked the property and made-off with a number of "special" bottles of Jack Daniels, worth £2,000, a designer jacket and an ID badge.
However, the careless crook, who is currently serving a prison sentence for a separate burglary, left behind his fingerprints and DNA and he was subsequently identified and tracked down. This week, Dabbs, formerly of Greenford Road, in Walker, was jailed for 876 days after he pleaded guilty to one count of burglary.
