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π BRAVE PUBLIC STEP-UP: Career Burglar Clocked by Vigilante in Nottingham
Donovan Watson, a 45-year-old with 32 court appearances and 64 offences under his belt, thought he was slick. Climbed into a flat through an open window while the owner was on holiday, nicked some jewellery and a handbag. But it wasn't just any day β a sharp-eyed member of the public spotted him trying to grab a parcel from the communal area. Called the old bill, stuck around, and pointed 'officer, that's your man'. Watson's luck ran out at Nottingham Crown Court. Despite the judge accepting it was an opportunistic job with no one home, his history sealed the deal β two-and-a-half years inside. A career burglar done for it, bruv.