A prolific burglar was caught when he left DNA on the window of a home in Sidcup during an unsuccessful raid. 

Larry Connors, 30, broke into homes up and down England stealing cash and jewellery. 

But police managed to track him down after he sloppily left DNA on window frames. 

In November 2021 he broke into a home on Harcourt Avenue in Sidcup. 

He stole nothing, but officers found his DNA on a glove mark on a window frame.

Then in September 2022 he broke into a home on Shadwell Drive in Northolt, north west London. 

He stole more than £17,000 worth of cash and jewellery, but again his DNA was found on a window. 

As a result of the DNA, police were able to identify Connors as their suspect in these two burglaries, as well as two more in Chester and Cambridge. 

Connors was also wanted on recall to prison after breaching a home detention curfew on a three-year sentence in relation to a large-scale conspiracy to commit burglaries across Britain.   

He was eventually arrested in June last year while having a haircut at a barbers in Radcliffe on Trent, Nottinghamshire. 

On Friday (April 5) he was jailed for four years and six months. 

This Is Local London: Larry ConnorsLarry Connors (Image: Cambs Police)

DC Sarah Longbottom of Cambridgeshire Constabulary said: “Connors is a prolific burglar who has caused pain and misery for victims, not only in Cambridgeshire, but across the country.  

“Burglary is a force priority, and we do everything we can to get the likes of Connors before the courts. 

“I’m glad he is now behind bars because he has violated people’s privacy and their homes.”