CHICAGO: A 35-year-old Eric Bramwell, of Melrose Park, Chicago, a serial thief who 'repeatedly thumbed his nose at the law' has been jailed for 22 years for stealing a TV remote. He was found guilty in November of burglary after he had entered the common area of an apartment building in the 100 block of Cross Street, in Wheaton, on August 2015, and the stole the universal remote, authorities said.

Police were able to link Bramwell to the crime after they found a glove, dropped at the scene, which had traces of his DNA. Prosecutors found that, because of his long criminal history, he was eligible for up to 30 years in jail.

Bramwell allegedly committed a series similar thefts in nearby apartment complexes nearby, including several buildings in Lisle, Aurora, Bloomingdale, Downers Grove and Oakbrook Terrace, prosecutors said. A judge sentenced BRamwell to serve at least half of his sentence before becoming eligible for parole.

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