DNA trapped burglar
Published Date:
06 May 2008
A COURT has heard how DNA and fingerprinting helped police find the balaclava-clad burglar who stole almost £8,000 of goods from two shops in Hailsham.
Adrian North, of Observatory View, Hailsham, pleaded guilty to burglary and theft from caterer Champagne & Caviar in George Street and Boots the Chemist in Vicarage Field, from where he took £7,000 of electrical goods, make-up and other items. He had no previous convictions.
The 23-year-old used wheelie bins to carry the stolen goods and was caught on CCTV in Boots along with his male accomplice.
North wore a balaclava but was tracked down using fingerprints left on perfume boxes disturbed in the burglary at Boots and DNA found on a broken knife used to force open a drawer at Champagne & Caviar.
Alan Hobden, defending at Eastbourne Magistrates Court, said there was a real difference between domestic and non-domestic burglaries and that North had caused no fright to anyone when breaking into the shops.
North was released on bail. He will be sentenced on Monday, May 12.
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Last Updated:
06 May 2008 6:05 PM
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