A prolific offender once dubbed 'the worst of humanity' is back in prison after CCTV caught him stealing a purse from a woman’s handbag. Calvin Henry, 56, was caught after a city centre officer recognised him on the footage, which showed him loitering before crouching behind a planter and reaching into the bag and taking the purse.
Officers tracked him down and arrested him for the theft, which happened in Long Row, in Nottingham city centre, on July 13, 2022. The purse contained a bank card and enquiries found Henry used it to buy an £85 phone from a nearby shop.
The woman’s bank declined further attempted transactions of £100 and £29.99. CCTV footage of the theft was obtained and analysed by the city centre neighbourhood policing team.
