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A career criminal who torched his £30,000 getaway car after a police chase was only caught after police recognised his 'distinctive hairline' on CCTV.
Malcolm Jones, 61, from Wigan, set fire to the VW T-Roc 4x4 vehicle in the hope of escaping detection after shaking off a patrol by driving at speed past a funeral procession.
But officers who played back footage of the arson instantly realised the culprit was Jones due to his haircut, Bolton Crown Court heard.
Jones, who was on licence from prison after being freed early from a four year stretch for firearms offences at the time, sparked the pursuit at around 12pm on April 7 last year.
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He had been stopped by police after they suspected his vehicle was being used to supply drugs in the Wigan area.
Jones was then seen dropping off a known addict outside her home before driving away before engaging in a high speed chase with police.
During the pursuit, Jones, who gave his home address as Risley prison, crashed into a parked Mercedes and also sped past a funeral procession.
Miss Jennifer Devans-Tamakloe, prosecuting said: ''The officers had previously stopped the vehicle and the driver was the defendant and they did this as they believed it was being used to supply drugs in the area.
''They followed the VW and pulled up behind it but the vehicle drove away leaving the woman at the roadside.
“Police activated the sirens but the defendant accelerated past the access to a shopping precinct, mounted a kerb and squeezed past another vehicle.
''The car was being driven at speed of up to 50mph and eventually he lost control on a bend and ploughed into a parked Mercedes
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