A prolific burglar who was caught in a homeowner's trap has been jailed for three years and seven months. Paul Howell, 56, ...

The moment a prolific burglar was caught by a Home Alone-style bucket trap has been captured by a security camera ...

Paul Howell was caught on CCTV tripping a string which pulled over a bucket of water during an attempted break-in.

The householders set the trap following reports of a number of attempted burglaries and their efforts led to the arrest of 56 ...

A “prolific” burglar who was thwarted by a ‘Home Alone-style' trap in the garden of a home has been jailed for more than ...

This is the moment a burglar was thwarted by a ‘Home Alone-style' trap – as he is jailed for more than three years. Shortly ...

On November 9 last year, the trap was sprung by serial thief Paul Howell, who fled after the bucket of water tipped over. The victim, who had also installed CCTV after the earlier offences, checked ...

CCTV footage shows Paul Howell, 56, prowling around the back of a house at around 3am on November 9 last year. But he was in ...

A serial burglar has been jailed for more than three years after he triggered a trap left by a homeowner who was sick of ...

On November 9 last year, Paul Howell attempted to gain entry to a property in Blyth, Northumberland. However, the occupants ...

A burglar has been jailed after getting stopped by a Home Alone-style trap during a raid, police have said. CCTV footage has ...

Paul Howell, 56, was attempting to break into a property in Blyth - but fled when a bucket of water soaked his feet after tripping a hidden line of string just before 3am on 9 November last year ...