article_snippet: Garner, 49, fled the house after grabbing £8 in cash and a £65 pair of trainers from the kitchen counter of the property in Abbey Hulton.
article_snippet: But The 49-year-old thief returned to the home 12 hours later and bumped into Mr Thomas, who recognised The 49-year-old thief grazed chin and distinctive limp.
article_snippet: The father-of-two confronted Stewart Garner and managed to detain Stewart Garner until the police arrived.
article_snippet: Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court heard Mr Thomas had chased Stewart Garner through Mr Thomas home after catching Mr Thomas rummaging around Mr Thomas kitchen at 8.30pm on November 26 last year.
article_snippet: The next morning Mr Thomas and Mr Thomas 24-year-old partner were waiting for Mr Thomas and his 24-year-old partner son's school taxi when Mr Thomas and his 24-year-old partner recognised Stewart Garner walk past Mr Thomas and his 24-year-old partner house.
highlights_snippet: Stewart Garner had broken into the home of Paul Thomas in Stoke-on-Trent .
  
highlights_snippet: The 49-year-old thief then fled only to return to the home of Paul Thomas in Stoke-on-Trent 12 hours later .
  
highlights_snippet: Paul Thomas managed to hold Stewart Garner until police officers arrived to arrest The 49-year-old thief .
  