A career criminal who torched his £30,000 getaway car after a police chase was only caught after police recognised his 'distinctive hairline' on CCTV.
Malcolm Jones, 61, from Wigan, set fire to the VW T-Roc 4x4 vehicle in the hope of escaping detection after shaking off a patrol by driving at speed past a funeral procession.
But officers who played back footage of the arson instantly realised the culprit was Jones due to his haircut, Bolton Crown Court heard.
Jones, who was on licence from prison after being freed early from a four year stretch for firearms offences at the time, sparked the pursuit at around 12pm on April 7 last year. READ MORE: "If it's not bolted down it goes walkies": A Manchester estate is being rocked by thieves and fires He had been stopped by police after they suspected his vehicle was being used to supply drugs in the Wigan area.
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