Burglar fell four times from ceiling while trying to escape

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a clumsy thief He fell from the ceiling four times as he tried to quickly flee the scene Gas station break in.

lens Andrew Pickering, 50, attacked a petrol station in Allston. Durhamthen repeatedly swayed on a stepladder in an attempt to escape through a hole in the roof.

In a clip released by CCTV Durham Police DepartmentPickering climbed up the ladder used to enter, then dramatically fell to the ground four times before finally exiting through the door.

Andrew Pickering was caught on camera trying unsuccessfully to flee the scene four times (Durham Police Department)

Police said Pickering carried out Determined to escape He stumbled upon the station in the early hours of October 21, causing approximately £3,219 worth of loss and damage.

In the video, he can be seen clumsily entering through the roof and then onto the store floor, breaking a screen covering the store’s cigarettes and stuffing them into bags. He then rushed back into the room he had entered, apparently planning a daring exit down the stepladder.

But his escape was hampered as cameras captured the thief climbing a ladder and falling from the ceiling four times, each time dropping stolen cigarettes on the floor around him.

CCTV footage shows Pickering climbing a ladder multiple times in an attempt to escape (Durham Police Department)

After the fourth try, Stanley’s Pickering took a more routine, safer approach and decided to use the door. He was later seen ransacking the store floor, knocking displays to the floor and taking bottles of wine from behind the till.

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A forensic examination of the scene revealed a large amount of blood, which was later confirmed to be that of Pickering, police said.

Police also shared video of Pickering’s interview, in which he accidentally knocked over his water glass.

He appeared at Newton Aycliffe Magistrates Court last week where he was charged with two counts of burglary and sentenced to 12 months in prison.

An accomplice, Daniel Reay, 46, of no fixed abode, was also charged with burglary and given a community order requiring him to complete alcohol treatment and rehabilitation activities.

“It’s not the number of times you fall that matters, it’s the number of times you get up,” Durham Police said in a statement.