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Christmas tree thief left trail of clues
Police arrested a Christmas tree thief - after following a trail of pine needles to his front door.
Nursery boss John Dacre, 65, of Spenborough, West Yorkshire, called in police after the overnight raid.
"I got up to find the Christmas trees had gone, along with wrought iron tree stands, holly wreaths, some little conifer trees decorated with snow, and bird tables," he told The Mirror.
"I called the police, they were here within minutes and we found this trail of pine needles.
"We walked together following this trail through the pouring rain and I joked that all we needed was a big magnifying glass and then we'd be real super sleuths."
A police spokesman said: "The foliage led officers to a house where the stolen trees were found and recovered.
"As an extra present, officers also found a cannabis farm at the address."
A 17-year-old has been arrested on suspicion of burglary and cultivating cannabis.
what do you think?
Gavin Nellis
must have been special branch!!!!!!
Michael Greenway
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Dawn Neilson
What a peanut head! His parents must be so proud.
Jan N Andy Oakley-Hills
Obviously a great plant lover, not to mention being a brick short of a load!
Gordon Wright
It didn't take long for Police to twig on then................
Russell Carter
Ding Dong merrily on HIGH!!!!!
gemmawh1
What a tool!
Colin Regan
First class plank
martinfrob12
If he was setting up a tree selling business - he'd have branches everywhere!!!! Maybe smoking the dope had addled his brain - leaving a trail of pine needles. What a wally!!!!
Gavin Nellis
apparantly he hid when the coppers came,he tried to sit on top of it like a fairy but fell down and left some baubels on the tree
Princess Angelique
LOL! Oh, this is too funny! Always good to end the night with a laugh!
eqinox187
haha always funny to laugh at morronic thiefs.
stan_427
the best laug for a long time merry xmas
lauriemitchell
4:45pm on 19/12/2011
good for them