Graham Gallon left DNA on a silver cup which was too big to fit through the hole he had cut
Bungling burglar Graham Gallon cut a hole through floorboards to raid a priceless haul of silver from a Nottinghamshire military museum. But the hole wasn't big enough and he was later caught when police matched his DNA left on the base of a silver cup which he was unable to squeeze through the gap in the floor.
The items have not been recovered and police officers believe they may have been melted down. The theft, in the early hours of Sunday, October 29, was discovered the following morning by a volunteer, who found a decorative Halloween skeleton left directly under the hole.Gallon initially denied ever having visited the museum. But, appearing at Nottingham Crown Court on Monday, March 11, Gallon, of Carrington Terrace, Rotherham, pleaded guilty to burglary and was jailed for two-and-a-half years.
“Gallon came to our attention very soon in our investigation and I am pleased that we were able to conclusively link him to this offence. We do not believe that he acted alone, and our investigation is continuing at pace.
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