 A man who dressed up as 'Jerry' from the cartoon series Tom & Jerry and raided a charity shop is now behind bars. Daniel Bolton, 34, donned the costume and hid in a St Peter's Hospice store after staff locked up in Bristol in January 2023. He tried to steal jewellery but triggered the alarm instead and CCTV footage captured him fleeing the scene in his costume, Bristol Crown Court heard. Ieuan Callaghan, prosecuting, said Bolton was caught by DNA after burgling the home of a disabled 88-year-old woman in Bournemouth in December 2022. He went on to use a stolen bank card twice, but unsuccessfully tried a third time when the card was declined. Mr Callaghan added: 'He was arrested in March. He asked police if they had seen footage of him dressed as a mouse.' Bolton's barrister said his client had ditched a gambling habit only to go on to acquire a £1,500 weekly drug habit. He said Bolton had been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder following childhood trauma. 'Jerry' attempted to steal jewellery from the St Peter's Hospice outlet in Bristol (Picture: Google) The court was told he was receiving therapy and was 'sorry and very remorseful' for what he had done. Bolton, of Privet Road in Bournemouth, pleaded guilty to theft from the shop in December. He also pleaded guilty to multiple burglaries elsewhere, fraud and handling stolen goods. Judge James Patrick jailed him for five years and two months. He told Bolton: 'You have turned to stealing from other people to fund gambling or drugs. 'You know that your offences were as a result of choices that you have made. You were the subject of suspended sentences.' Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@metro.co.uk. For more stories like this, check our news page.){kind=link}
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A man who dressed up as ‘Jerry’ from the cartoon series Tom & Jerry and raided a charity shop is now behind bars.
Daniel Bolton, 34, donned the costume and hid in a St Peter’s Hospice store after staff locked up in Bristol in January 2023.
He tried to steal jewellery but triggered the alarm instead and CCTV footage captured him fleeing the scene in his costume, Bristol Crown Court heard.
Ieuan Callaghan, prosecuting, said Bolton was caught by DNA after burgling the home of a disabled 88-year-old woman in Bournemouth in December 2022.