A would-be burglar caught after he stepped in dog poo and left a damning dirty footprint has been sentenced. Brian Harold, 20, committed a string of night-time crimes in residential areas of Carlisle ...

A dopey burglar was caught after leaving a dog poop footprint behind at a crime scene. Brian Harold, 20, was foiled after the distinctive marked muck was left at a home he was trying to burgle.

A young burglar in Cumbria, England, was caught by police after leaving behind a trail of dog poo footprints, linking him directly to a crime scene.

POLICE were able to identify a bungling would-be Carlisle burglar after he stepped in dog excrement and left a tell-tale footprint at the ...