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Schoolboy Helps
| Schoolboy Helps |  | ||
| 1 | A quick-thinking schoolboy from Bolton, Leon Yates (12) helped police jail | ||
| a serial burglar. As a fan of crimesolving TV series like CSI Miami, Leon knew | |||
| exactly what to do, when on his way home from school, he spotted a hooded man | |||
| acting suspiciously outside his neighbour's house. | |||
| 2 | Leon had seen the suspect drinking lemonade before | ||
| the break-in and when he saw the empty can lying in the street outside he | |||
| swept it into a plastic bag without touching it. He handed it to the police | |||
| along with a detailed description of the offender. DNA tests later unmasked | |||
| the intruder as a serial burglar and he was sent to prison. | |||
| 3 | Chief Inspector Paul Hitchin said: “It was an absolutely superb bit of | ||
| detective work. It led directly to the arrest of a man who had been | |||
| convicted of 50 previous offences in the same neighbourhood, most of | |||
| which were theft or burglary. Leon will receive an award from the Greater | |||
| Manchester Police for his key role in solving the crime.” It's not surprising | |||
| that Leon said he has set his heart on a career in the police force! |