Wildlife camera in south London garden captures burglary suspect in the dead of night

 
Robin de Peyer20 January 2014
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Police are hunting a burglary suspect who was caught on a camera set up in a London garden to film wildlife.

Detectives have released an image of a man taken from the film, in which he is shown climbing over a garden fence.

The camera had been installed in a neighbouring garden to the victim to film the animals for an online live stream on website Simon King wildlife.

The man, who police want to trace in connection with the burglary investigation, was caught on the film at the address in a residential street in Herne Hill, south London, at around 3.46am on Sunday, January 12.

In the image, a man is shown wearing what appears to be a bobble hat and a jacket as he stoops down next to a garden shed and a flowerbed. The image was captured at the garden of a property in Hollingbourne Road, a short distance from Brockwell Park.

Simon King is a well-known wildlife presenter who has appeared on popular BBC show Springwatch. The live feed, Fox Family Cam's online blurb states: "The fox family we are following with our live cameras are red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) living in the heart of England’s capital city – London.

"We are incredibly lucky to have access to the home owner’s remarkable records of the individual foxes that have visited her garden that date back over many years.

"The camera is trained on the home owner’s back garden. They may turn up any time, day or night."

Anyone who recognises the man is asked to contact PC Marie Hamilton of Southwark Police on 02072327060, or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

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