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Black Country burglar caught due to distinctive Mohican hairdo

A prolific Black Country criminal is back behind bars today after his distinctive hairdo gave him away on CCTV.

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Jamie Bryan was caught by his Mohican-style locks after raiding a home, Wolverhampton Crown Court heard.

The 29-year-old was filmed by a CCTV security camera outside properties near the burgled address in Bickley Road, Bilston, shortly before the crime, it was revealed.

And when police checked the footage they immediately recognised the suspect because of his hairstyle, explained Mr Philip Beardwell, prosecuting.

It was the fourth time that Bryan, who has 66 previous convictions, had struck at homes in the area, the court was told this week.

The defendant took a TV, a DVD player and some money after breaking in through a kitchen window on October 13, disclosed the prosecutor.

A footprint found at the spot where he had got into the house matched the pattern on the sole of the defendant's trainer, added Mr Beardwell.

Bryan, from Walsall road, Darlaston, has been addicted to Class A drugs and tested positive for cocaine after his arrest, it was said.

He pleaded guilty to burglary and was jailed for two years five months by Recorder Ciaran Rankin.

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