How can you identify a criminal by the way they walk? – BBC News Magazine

Posted April 15th, 2008 in burglary, forensic science, news by sally

“A burglar has been caught because of his bow-legged walk, but how easy is it to catch a criminal by analysing their gait?”

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BBC News Magazine, 15th April 2008

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Men convicted of killing burglar – BBC News

Posted March 26th, 2008 in burglary, murder, news by sally

“Two men have been found guilty of the vigilante-style killing of a burglar they found in one of their flats.”

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BBC News, 25th March 2008

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Servant law among acts to be axed – BBC News

Posted March 18th, 2008 in burglary, news, statute law revision by sally

“An 18th Century law aimed at preventing servants from organising ‘inside job’ burglaries is to be repealed as part of a clean-up of obsolete legislation.”

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BBC News, 18th March 2008

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Man jailed after court escape bid – BBC News

Posted March 5th, 2008 in bail, burglary, news by sally

“A man who jumped from a court dock to escape custody was tackled to the ground by a police officer, a judge heard before jailing him for 28 months.”

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BBC News, 5th March 2008

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Daft burglar writes name on wall – BBC News

Posted September 7th, 2007 in burglary, news by sally

“An 18-year-old burglar who vandalised a children’s campsite building was caught because he wrote his name on a wall at the scene, a court has heard.”

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BBC News, 6th September 2007

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