“Reformed” burglar back in jail

He described himself as an expert in home security…and indeed he was. Twenty-two year old John Bartley had admitted to committing one hundred and fifty-two burglaries and only recently emerged from Hattieville having served a seven year sentence for his crimes. Having seen the error of his ways, Bartley vowed to reform and told the media that he would go straight and dedicate his life to helping homeowners foil would-be thieves. Yeah, you guessed it. Bartley was arrested on Monday after a resident at mile two and a half on the Northern Highway found him trying to jimmy the lock on his back door. Bartley has been charged with attempted burglary and remanded to the familiar confines of Hattieville until April twenty-ninth.