A hapless burglar was caught out when tracking technology on a stolen iPhone pinpointed his location... to outside a police station.

Jermaine Debrah broke into a home in Croydon on November 8 last year.

The victim reported the crime to police, and told officers that a stolen mobile had a ‘Find my iPhone’ app installed, allowing it to be tracked.

When officers put the victim’s details into a computer and traced the phone's location they realised the thief was walking past Mitcham police station.

Officers called colleagues at Micham who rushed out of the station and detained 28-year-old Debrah.

He was arrested just four miles from where the burglary had taken place.

Cops confiscated the phone, and it was later returned to the victim.

This week Debrah, from Mitcham, was sentenced to two years in prison at Croydon Crown Court.

He had pleaded not guilty to burglary, but was found guilty after fibres from his clothes were found at the scene.