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

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

Comical footage from a homeowner's CCTV shows 56-year-old Paul Howell tip-toeing his way through the back garden of a ...

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

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

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 ...

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

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 ...