A cheeky thief caught on camera stealing a 7ft pair of Venetian blinds from a store has been tracked down and brought to justice.
The CCTV image police issued of the thief with the blinds concealed down one trouser leg and up the back of his jacket went viral.
The photograph, which showed him leaving the Dunelm Mill store in Northampton last October, was retweeted more than 10,000 times.
Jessie Bellham, aged 39, of Chaucer Street, Kingsley, Northampton, appeared in court in the town last month.
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He admitted stealing the £48.99 blinds from the Dunelm Mill store in St James Retail Park on October 16 last year.
At the hearing in December, Northampton magistrates were told he also admitted stealing four bottles of perfume worth £152 from a Tesco store in November 2016 and cash from a burglary in October 2016.
Bellham also admitted to breaking into Tanfast in St Leonard's Road, Far Cotton, last November 2016, and stealing two pairs of shoes from another burglary.
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Last week, he appeared at Northampton Crown Court where he was handed a 12-month community sentence order and instructed to carry out 180 hours of unpaid work.
Bellham must also carry out 20 days rehabilitation and undergo six months treatment for drug dependency.
He was also ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £85.
Bellham was warned that if he did not comply with the order he would be brought back to court and could end up with further restrictions in the order or being given a different sentence for his original offences which could risk a prison term.