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| Thief Yafet Askale caught out by 'invisible' dye | Thief Yafet Askale caught out by 'invisible' dye |
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| A thief who broke into a decoy car was caught out due to an "anti-crime" dye that turned his face bright green. | |
| Yafet Askale, 28, was sprayed with the substance, which can only be seen under ultraviolet light, when he broke into a police "trap car" in Harlesden, north-west London. | |
| Askale denied the charge of theft from a motor vehicle, but was convicted at Hendon Magistrates' Court. | Askale denied the charge of theft from a motor vehicle, but was convicted at Hendon Magistrates' Court. |
| Police said that the dye proved Askale had been in the car. | Police said that the dye proved Askale had been in the car. |
| He was also found to have a number of stolen items, including a laptop. | He was also found to have a number of stolen items, including a laptop. |
| Askale, of Harlesden Gardens, Harlesden, was sentenced on Friday to 49 hours of community service and was ordered to pay £400 costs. | Askale, of Harlesden Gardens, Harlesden, was sentenced on Friday to 49 hours of community service and was ordered to pay £400 costs. |
| Brent Police said they had also been providing residents with invisible dye kits so they can mark their property to deter thieves. | |
| Det Insp Madeline Ryder said: "Brent Police say very clearly to any would-be thieves, 'don't come to Brent, our trap cars and trap houses are waiting for you'." |