Bungling burglar is caught on CCTV falling over a garden fence into a flower bed before smashing a window and stealing hundreds of pounds
by Emily Webber For Mailonline- Smartly-dressed burglar falls over a garden fence in Hall Green, Birmingham
- He makes his way towards property on Stratford Road and smashes a window
- West Midlands Police has now released CCTV footage in a bid to track him down
A clumsy burglar was caught on camera tumbling over a garden fence and landing in a flower bed before breaking into a house.
The well-dressed suspect can be seen on security cameras landing head-first into the dirt after crashing over a garden fence in Hall Green, Birmingham.
Footage shows the man, dressed in a smart black coat, stumble up from the flower bed before making his way towards the property on Stratford Road at 1.10pm on November 16 last year.
Despite the hilarious entrance, the crook went onto smash a window to get inside before escaping with hundreds of pounds in cash and other items.
West Midlands Police has now released the footage in a bid to track down the suspect and have urged anyone with information to get in touch.
A force spokesperson said: 'Do you recognise him?
'If you have any information, please get in touch via Live Chat at 8am - midnight or call 101 anytime.
'To remain anonymous please call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111, tell them what you know, not who you are. Please quote crime reference 20BE/271016N/19.'
People took to social media to mock the burglar after West Midlands Police shared the footage on Facebook.
Bob Ballantyne said: 'Hopefully he's going to take another fall and a trip to HMP.'
'It's only a matter of time before he's caught what a mug,' Michael Duffy added.
Steven Lee commented: 'That's probably the best dressed burglar I've ever seen.'