A burglar caught red handed by police dog Vinnie has been jailed.
Security alerted police after Ricky Homer broke into Dobbies Garden Centre in Wyton just after 10pm on 23 October 2023.
He was being watched on CCTV cameras taking charity tins from the tills and filling trolleys with goods from the store.
Police Dog Vinnie and his handler went to the store and with the help of the CCTV operators, chased 36-year-old Homer through the store and into the soft play area where he was arrested.
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Detective Constable Neil Patrick, Cambridgeshire Police:
"Homer is an opportunist burglar with a number of crimes under his belt.
"Thanks to the partnership working of the alarm company and CCTV operators, the officers at the scene and Police Dog Vinnie, Homer was swiftly arrested and is now behind bars for a year."
At Cambridge Crown Court on Friday 12 January 2024, Homer, of no fixed address, was sentenced to a year in prison after previously pleading guilty to burglary and possession of a class B drug.
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