| Battling crime in Derbyshire
This made me chuckle:
"A cardboard cutout of a policeman intended to discourage shoplifters
has been stolen from a Co-op store in Derbyshire. But it had been
doing its job up to that point - before leaving the shop with the
cut-out, its thief paid for his shopping.
"Derbyshire police said recent figures had shown a decrease in the
number of thefts from stores using the cardboard coppers. "The theft
is disappointing, because it's been a really positive initiative that
has been rolled out across the force area," a spokesman said." |