Burglar who stole ice lollies and beer caught after leaving his false teeth at the scene

A burglar who helped himself to a stash of ice lollies and beer was caught by police after leaving his false teeth at the scene in Mirfield, West Yorkshire.

The teeth were discovered by Steven Pickles, 58, who found them down the side of a freezer in his garage.



Steven said: “The garage wasn’t locked so he had sneaked in and helped himself to the beer and ice lollies. I reported it to police at the time and a few days later I went in the garage and found a set of false teeth down the side of the freezer.”

Leeds Crown Court court heard Justin Stansfield, 38, was a heroin addict and had been searching for items he could sell. But because of his drunken condition told he only had a hazy recollection of the events which happened on May 19. He was jailed for 16 months.