Burglar whose unusual choice of footwear linked him to another robbery is sent to jail

Judge Martin Nolan said “the burglary or home invasion” had been the opposite to clever or subtle.

A flip-flop wearing burglar who was linked to a subsequent robbery due to his unusual choice of footwear has been jailed for three-and-a-half years.

Martin Connors (aged 18) was wearing flip flops and white socks when he was captured on CCTV with a group of young men breaking into the home of a frightened family. Later that night he took part in the robbery of a pizza delivery man.