Thief jailed after same clothes slip-up

Pywell was jailed for more than a year after breaching his terms of a previous suspended sentence

A shop thief has been jailed after he was found wearing the same clothes and trainers he had on during two separate break-ins in the space of five days.

Luke Pywell, 38, of Garside Street in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, gained entry to two town businesses and when he was arrested, he was wearing the same attire recorded in CCTV footage of the break-ins.

A search of his home also uncovered a distinctive pair of orange gloves and a jacket used in one of the break-ins.

He appeared at Nottingham Magistrates' Court on Tuesday and pleaded guilty to two counts of shop theft.

Officers discovered the same clothes he was wearing in two separate break-ins in five days

The court heard Pywell used a brick to smash through the door of Subway in Bridge Place on 18 April and stole money from the till and food from behind the counter.

On 23 April, he entered B&M Bargains in Bridge Place and stole dog food and treats.

He was sentenced to five months in custody but due to the activation of a previously suspended sentence, Pywell must now serve a total of 56 weeks.

Pywell was also ordered to pay £470 in compensation and a victim surcharge of £187.