Caught in the act: Hapless burglar snared... thanks to £90 security camera fitted by homeowner

 
Caught in the act: A photo taken by the £90 camera (Picture: Metropolitan Police)
Metropolitan Police
Tom Marshall19 June 2015
WEST END FINAL

Get our award-winning daily news email featuring exclusive stories, opinion and expert analysis

I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice.

This is the moment a hapless burglar was caught in the act by a new type of security camera costing less than £100.

Images of Moyo Berry walking around the house in New Malden, south-west London, on Thursday evening were streamed to the victim's mobile phone by the device, while burglary was still underway.

The homeowner, who was out at the time, called police at about 7.50pm and Berry was arrested nearby shortly afterwards.

The 26-year-old was today convicted of burglary at Wimbledon Magistrates' Court, less than 24 hours after the offence.

Fined: Moyo Berry was caught in the act by the £90 camera (Picture: Metropolitan Police)
Metropolitan Police

Police said he had "no option" but to plead guilty given the "overwhelming" CCTV evidence captured by the Motorola Focus 85 camera installed at the property, in Dukes Avenue.

The camera, which has also been used as a pet or baby monitor, costs just £90 and is triggered by sound and motion sensors.

Footage is then immediately transmitted over the internet to an app on the owner's Android smartphone or iPhone, tipping them off to any intruders.

PC Dominic Brameld said: "The motion sensor CCTV system from within the address played a massive part in us being able to charge the male and send him to court as it captured him while he was in the property.

"Due to the technology and the excellent first response, we were able to trace the male quickly in the local area and collect further evidence from items found on him."

DCI Claire Moxon: "This clearly demonstrates how the police can work with victims, witnesses and new technology in the pursuit of criminals.

"Berry was given no option other than to plead guilty to the offence given the strong and overwhelming CCTV evidence."

Berry, of Dunelm Grove, West Norwood, south London, was handed a £400 fine and a community service order.

Create a FREE account to continue reading

eros

Registration is a free and easy way to support our journalism.

Join our community where you can: comment on stories; sign up to newsletters; enter competitions and access content on our app.

Your email address

Must be at least 6 characters, include an upper and lower case character and a number

You must be at least 18 years old to create an account

* Required fields

Already have an account? SIGN IN

By clicking Create Account you confirm that your data has been entered correctly and you have read and agree to our Terms of use , Cookie policy and Privacy policy .

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged in