Kent Police has released some CCTV footage of the moment when two males used a moped to smash through the front of a hairdressers.
Once inside, Gary Parkes and Liam Byrom proceeded to steal hairdryers, curlers, straighteners and other beauty products.
However, Gary Parkes was already on an electronic tag, having been recently released from prison, so it did not take officers long to track them down.
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This merely goes to show that releasing such criminals early is pointless. What should happen is that all convicts serve the full term and if convicted again, face twice as long behind bars as before. After only 5-6 offences, they will die in jail, which is the best place for them so that the public is protected.