Cunning plan to blind CCTV with a sock goes wrong when burglar leaves his DNA on it

A thief who placed a sock over a CCTV camera while he grabbed £500 worth of champagne from a pub was jailed for nine months – after his DNA was found on it. Mario Salvato, 45, helped himself to bottles of bubbly after breaking into the Duck and Rice Pub in Soho on 1 January 2025. He gained entry to the bar from the roof and placed a sock over a camera while he swiped the booze, Southwark Crown Court…