A serial burglar who once stole laptops from a church - and then returned to take the replacements - is wanted by police.
Joseph Campbell has clocked up more than 100 convictions over a career of criminality.
Police now want to see him back in jail after he breached the terms of his release from his latest stint in jail.
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Campbell was locked up in 2019 for a series of burglary and fraud offences.
The 52-year-old broke into a Canadian student’s city centre flat and stole her handbag just hours after she had moved to Liverpool in September 2018.
By the time she had contacted police, Campbell had already used one of her bank cards six times.
Earlier that month he stole two laptops from Liverpool Parish Church - which he then revisited twice in the following months to steal the computers bought as replacements.
Now, Merseyside Police is appealing for information about his whereabouts because the force wants to see him back in jail.
A public appeal stated Campbell, whose last known address was in Toxteth, was being sought on prison recall.
He had been released on licence on October 7 but that was revoked on December 7 after he failed to adhere by its conditions, police said.
He is described as being 5ft 9in tall, of proportionate build with brown hair and blue eyes.
*Anyone who has seen him or knows of his whereabouts is asked to contact Merseyside Police on 101, via Twitter (@MerPolCC) or to alert Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111 or online here.
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