Career criminal thanks judge for four month sentence after £50k raid

A career criminal who stole designer goods worth nearly £50,000 thanked a judge after he was told he will serve just four months in jail. Gary Knowles, 60, grabbed a laptop, iPad, clothing and handbags from JOSEPH on Regent Street, central London last January. Knowles has an appalling criminal record with 68 convictions for 128 offences, Southwark Crown Court heard. Roshani Wanigasinghe, prosecuting, said: ‘On 13 January 2024 the defendant is seen forcing open the door of JOSEPH Ltd. ‘Staff…