Burglar caught when he left his socks behind

A hapless burglar was nabbed by police when he accidentally left a pair of socks in a garden as he made his escape, a court heard today (Thurs). James Bourke, 25, allegedly stole two laptops, a bag and wad of cash from a home on Redbridge Lane East, Ilford, on 1 August last year. Bourke and another man broke into the property and made their escape over by vaulting over garden fences. But Bourke inexplicably decided to peel off his…