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Scots thief snared after leaving DNA on charity box string he tried to chew through
DNA after he tried to chew through a piece of string attaching a charity box to the counter.Andrew Hollern, 37, smashed his way at night into the shop, in St Ninians, Stirling, and took nearly £3,400 worth of tobacco, cigarettes, cash, credit cards, scratch cards, mobile phones and a camera.He did not, however, manage to munch through the string, so did not get away with the charity tin.Falkirk Sheriff Court heard on Wednesday that a shop worker discovered the break-in when he opened up in the morning.He noticed cigarettes were missing and the till drawer was wide open.Police were called and checked the shop CCTV.Prosecutor Mrs Alex Kirk said: “The shop owner provided police with a piece of string which was attached to a charity box in the
