Britain's 'dumbest' criminal
Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2004 5:25 am
A robber who left behind a mobile phone containing his picture has been dubbed Britain's dumbest criminal.
David Kelly, 30, dropped his phone as he and an accomplice switched getaway cars after a £6,000 raid on an estate agents.
He was jailed for six years after police identified him from the mobile's album of snaps of him with his wife.
Kelly, from Wareham, Dorset, also used his own car in the getaway and it was easily traced reports The Sun.
He was found guilty of robbery at Bournemouth Crown Court reports The Sun.
Detective Malcolm Hustler said: "There;s a TV show called America's Dumbest Criminals. If there was a British version there is no doubt Kelly would be in it."
His accomplice, who has not been traced, held up the estate agents with a 'shotgun' which staff could see was a hammer.
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David Kelly, 30, dropped his phone as he and an accomplice switched getaway cars after a £6,000 raid on an estate agents.
He was jailed for six years after police identified him from the mobile's album of snaps of him with his wife.
Kelly, from Wareham, Dorset, also used his own car in the getaway and it was easily traced reports The Sun.
He was found guilty of robbery at Bournemouth Crown Court reports The Sun.
Detective Malcolm Hustler said: "There;s a TV show called America's Dumbest Criminals. If there was a British version there is no doubt Kelly would be in it."
His accomplice, who has not been traced, held up the estate agents with a 'shotgun' which staff could see was a hammer.
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