Brazen thief who stole £120,000 of jewellery and took a selfie at the crime scene is jailed for five years

A brazen thief who stole £120,000 of jewellery and took a selfie at the scene of one of his crimes has been jailed for five years.

27-year-old Germain Fofana took part in 47 raids around London but was finally caught after leaving his mobile phone at a jewellery shop in Kingston.

Fofana used a picture of his face as the screensaver posing with a watch.

Germain Fofana Credit: Metropolitan Police
Germain Fofana Credit: Metropolitan Police

Fofana was sentenced to a total of five years in prison for ten counts of theft and three counts of burglary.

Here's the full list of his crimes:

  • Theft at Links of London, 9 Kings Road, SW3 on 28 May 2014, £30,000 of jewellery stolen

  • Theft at Sinclair Jewellers, 6-7 The Pavement, SW19 on 25 February 2014, £5,000 necklace stolen

  • Theft at Albone Pawnbrokers, 296 Walworth Road, SE17 on 25 September 2013, £3,675 of jewellery stolen

  • Attempted Theft of an Omega watch at Suttons & Robertson, 88 Fleet Street, EC4 on 5 June 2014

  • Theft at Jonathon Greeves, 30 Liverpool Street, EC2 on 6 June 2014, £4,500 ring stolen

  • Theft at Links of London, 6 Royal Exchange, EC3V on 20 June 2014, £7,600 of jewellery stolen

  • Theft at Pandora, 1 New Change, EC4 on 29 June 2014, £21,520 of jewellery stolen

  • Theft at Ernest Jones, 8 Clarence Street, Kingston Upon Thames on 18 May 2014, £18,297 of jewellery stolen

  • Theft at Kabiri, 37 Marylebone High Street, W1U 4QE on 23 June 2014, £29,770 of jewellery stolen

  • Theft at J McCarthy Jewellers, 11 Artillery Row, SW1P on 7 April 2014, £1,770 of jewellery stolen

  • Burglary at Baden Powell House, Queens Gate, SW7 5JS on 7 January 2014, personal property stolen

  • Burglary at Baden Powell House, Queens Gate, SW7 5JS on 20 February 2014, personal property stolen

  • Burglary at Baden Powell House, Queens Gate, SW7 5JS on 10 April 2014, personal property stolen