This is the bizarre moment a bungling burglar is caught by a ‘Home Alone-style’ bucket trap. Paul Howell, 56, is seen on CCTV ...

Howell fled the scene after triggering the trap, with the overturned bucket leading the occupants to check their CCTV footage ...

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

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

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

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

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 ...

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, Paul Howell attempted to gain entry to a property in Blyth, Northumberland. However, the occupants ...

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

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

The homeowners embraced their inner Kevin McCallister by attaching a string between their house and a full bucket of water, ...