South Shields thief who carried out spate of burglaries arrested and convicted within 72 hours Police officers set up a plan to catch him in the act and now Thomas Knight faces jail Sign up for our regular free newsletter for court stories sent straight to your inboxInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice A thief who committed a spate of break-ins now faces jail after being arrested, charged and convicted within 72 hours.