Croydon flower stall thief caught when getaway horse conks out on speed bump
CRIMINAL of the day is George Smith, 36, of Croydon, south London. At Croydon Magistrates Court, Mr Smith was ordered to pay £85 in costs and perform 150 hours of unpaid work. His crime:
In June last year, Smith was caught on CCTV attaching an unmanned flower stall to his chestnut mare in Rosehill, Sutton, before cracking the one-year-old pony’s hide repeatedly after the stolen haul got stuck on a speed bump.
File under: lack of horse power.
Posted: 7th, February 2013 | In: Strange But True Comment | TrackBack | Permalink