A USED bus ticket helped sentence a burglar to five years in jail.
Wayne Haywood broke into a house in Glebe Close, Wilford, on January 13 and stole items including a sat-nav, a Sekonda watch and other electrical items.
Nottingham Crown Court was told that police found Haywood next day wearing the watch and with the other items.
Haywood, 28, of Conifer Crescent, Clifton, was found guilty of burglary on Thursday after a two-day trial.
The court heard he initially pleaded guilty to handling stolen goods, but officers found a discarded bus ticket in his bedroom showing he had travelled from Clifton to Silverdale at the time of the burglary.
Officers worked with City Transport to find CCTV footage showing Haywood on the bus with the stolen property.
He had been released from prison five days before the burglary after a four-and-a-half year sentence for robbery.
Detective Sergeant Karl Thomas, of Carlton Police, said: "Haywood initially offered a guilty plea for handling stolen goods but this was rejected by the Crown. The evidence obtained thanks to the used bus ticket was vital in ensuring he was convicted of burglary and I am delighted with the result.
"I hope this sentence sends out a message that Nottinghamshire Police treat burglary very seriously and offenders can expect to be located and sent to prison."
