Bungling Burglar Done In By Wet Paint
A bungling burglar in Cippenham, England, has been jailed, having saved the police valuable detective work by leaving his fingerprints in wet paint, a judge heard.He was raid in an another daylight raid in his home town the drug-taking serial thief, identified as 28-year-old Jason Reynolds, was recognized instantly by someone who knew him. Judge Christopher Critchlow heard that Reynolds had not long been released from prison when he embarked on another crime wave.
According to Prosecutor Sandra Beck, Reynolds broke into a house near where he lives while the home owner was decorating.Speaking at Reading Crown Court on October 5, she said, “She had left a window open to allow fumes out. She heard a noise and realized she had been burgled.”
Reynolds was busted less than a month later after his fingerprints were discovered in the paint, but by then he had broken into another house in the same area.
“The home owner was distracted at the front door while Reynolds got inside. The man at the door asked for somebody by the name of Michael who did not live there,” Beck said. “She went back inside and saw a man she recognized as being Jason Reynolds standing in her living room.”
Beck also said that the defendant ran away and was later arrested for both offenses. He had confessed to another five burglaries. She said that he had convictions dating back to 1995.
Paul Sharkey, his defense attorney, said that Reynolds had committed burglaries to fund his drug habit and had spent a considerable portion of the last 10 years in jail.He had spent three months on remand since his release this past February. He and his family had been evicted from their home, and his children were being cared for by his mother.
He and his girlfriend had moved in with friends.Although Reynolds was said to be “behaving well,” since spending time in custody, and had applied for a rehab course, he was sentenced to another 18 months in the slammer.
Source: Dumb Crooks.com
