Burglar Caught Red-Faced After Homeowner's Cat Claws His Cheek
A burglar thought he had gotten away clean, but one family cat had other plans.
Connor Gorton and an accomplice broke into Beth Carr's home in the early hours of April 19, then later taunted the residents by phone and text. By morning, Carr noticed blood on the walls and saw that her cat, Toothless, was limping, which quickly pointed police toward the suspect with scratch marks on his face.
What started as a burglary ended with a very unusual clue, and Toothless ended up doing part of the police work.
"Ms. Carr noticed that morning when she came downstairs that her cat was limping. The cat is named Toothless, and she wondered whether the cat might have clawed the burglar. She said it could be quite aggressive with people it didn't know."
Carr and her fiancé had been asleep when the incident occurred. The couple went downstairs in the morning to find they had been burgled.
Afterward, Carr received taunting text messages suggesting the burglars were watching them from across the road and that they would sell their possessions back for set prices.
It was also revealed that Gorton was involved in the theft of a BMW that same night.
That taunting only made the case messier.
Gorton was arrested for both burglary offenses but was later released on bail.
After his release, he allegedly went on to steal a $74,000 Range Rover from another property in Colne.
Gorton pleaded guilty to two burglaries, aggravated vehicle taking, two thefts, and driving without a license and insurance.
His explanation for becoming involved in these crimes was that he was funding a heavy drug habit.
Gorton was sentenced to 36 months in a young offenders' institution and was banned from driving for 30 months.
Toothless may have been the real hero of the night.
Wait, it gets wilder, see the “Klepto Kitty” burglar caught on CCTV with a knife.
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