THIS is the moment the world’s clumsiest burglar fell FIVE times from a ceiling while trying to flee a raid. Footage released by Durham Police – backed by Strauss’s Blue Danube waltz – shows Pickering causing chaos as he ransacks the shop. Pickering finally appears to have learnt his lesson as he heads back into the shop in yet another attempt to flee. But the footage shows him just seconds later falling over the counter into a stack of promotional goods by the till. The footage from the interview shows Pickering giving away his clumsy side again as he knocks over a cup of water.

Source: The Times January 14, 2026 16:14 UTC