‘I can’t get a job because I’m a criminal’

A prolific pickpocket who claims he is unable to work because he is a ‘career criminal’ and is proud of what he does has been jailed for three years. Redouane Oulbenaissa, 46, plagued commuters at Paddington and St Pancras stations as well as café customers in and around the Baker Street area of central London. He helped himself to bags, belongings, wallets and £6,000 in cash before making a series of quick-fire purchases using stolen bank cards, Southwark Crown Court…