A man had thousands of pounds taken from his shorts pocket while innocently washing his hands inside a pub toilet.
The victim felt a hand in his pocket and immediately turned around to see a man standing behind him having taken what was reported to be over £1,000 in cash.
A door supervisor was alerted and quickly ran into the toilets of the pub in Church Street, Mansfield.
He blocked the exit so no one could leave and called for assistance.
Police officers arrived at around 9.30pm on July 31, 2020 and arrested Troy Faizal Bukenya at the scene on suspicion of the theft.
The 21-year-old, of Byron Street in Hucknall, was searched at Mansfield Police Station and officers found banknotes down his boxer shorts as well as secreted in his denim shorts. The cash was then seized.
Detectives were able to capture Bukenya on CCTV footage entering the pub toilets.
Bukenya was sentenced to eight months in prison at Nottingham Crown Court on Thursday (April 22) for a string of offences over the past year, including the pub theft.
He pleaded guilty to two counts of theft, driving while disqualified and without insurance and taking a vehicle without consent as well as breaching a suspended sentence.
The second theft charge relates to Bukenya stealing a tub of baby milk worth £15 from a store in Commercial Road in Bulwell. He had placed the item into a pram on October 20 last year before making no attempt to pay.
The driving offences relate to an incident on New Year's Day 2021 when Bukenya was spotted driving a SEAT car in Mapperley.
Officers followed the car onto Cudworth Drive, when it manoeuvred at the end of the cul-de-sac and was blocked in before officers arrested him.
Detective Constable Shelley Taylor, of Nottinghamshire Police, led the investigation. She said: "Thankfully no one was injured during these incidents.
“I’d like to praise the victim for their bravery in reporting these incidents and their co-operation throughout our investigation. I hope they can take some comfort now that we’ve managed to remove a prolific offender from our streets.”
“Nottinghamshire Police treats all robberies and attempted robberies with the utmost severity and, as in this case, will devote whatever resources are necessary into tracking down and convicting people who think they can simply take what they want from others.”
