Is this Britains dumbest thief Caught on camera getting into the home of a CCTV engineer in broa

  • 7 years ago
The dozy man broke into the property after propping a ladder he found in the garden against a wall and slipping through an open bathroom window\r
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This suspected burglar could well be Britains dumbest thief after being filmed climbing a ladder to break into the home - of a CCTV engineer.\r
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The dozy crook got into the property in broad daylight after propping a ladder he found in the garden against a wall and slipping through an open bathroom window.\r
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But the shameless fugitives every move was captured on clear footage from the home surveillance system of victim Paul Selvester, 37, who works as a CCTV engineer.\r
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The crystal clear film has now been passed to police who are appealing for the public to come forward and identify him.\r
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He is said to have scarpered into an adjoining bedroom and leapt from a first-floor window, narrowly avoiding concrete steps below, before escaping through a neighbours garden.\r
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Paul, who lives with his wife and two young children and 15-month-old Labrador, said they were relieved nothing was taken or seriously damaged.\r
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He said: Its quite shocking the nerve of the guy. Leaving the bathroom window open and the ladder unsecured was probably, in hindsight, a little daft but its the way he just walks into the garden and does what he does.\r
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I think he was quite experienced in this, judging by the way he squeezed through the eight inch gap in the window and ran off after jumping from the first floor.\r
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Were just glad he didnt have more time to actually steal anything or enter the property when my wife or children are alone.\r
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Its been a massive shock for us. We live in quite a nice area and this has never happened before.