YT: Turf wars: Cheeky thieves caught on camera stealing GRASS from front garden at 5am
Audacious thieves were caught by CCTV stealing freshly laid turf from a front garden in the early hours of the morning.
Two middle age-looking women are seen creeping along a footpath and tearing off bundles of grass.
The clip was filmed by a newly installed camera outside the home of neighbour Bobby Stacey.
The man, from Skelmersdale, Lancashire, told the Liverpool Echo : "I couldn't stop laughing, I was annoyed at the same time though.
"The reason I got the CCTV in the first place is because my shed had been broken into a few weeks earlier and a load of tools were stolen.
"So I put padlock on the shed. Then the thieves came back and used my own bolt cutters to cut the lock and steal a mountain bike.
Lancashire Police confirmed the incident was reported on July 24.
"Police have investigated this incident," a spokeswoman said.
"We're at the stage that there are no further lines of inquiry but would appeal to anyone with information to come forward."
Mr Stacey said the thieves moved in on the turf shortly after 5am and that the theft took around 40 minutes to complete
11 Comments
oritteropoThat's a really low act.
Dumdeedumsays...It's an odd thing to take too. If you're hard up enough to be out on the steal then a nice lawn probably isn't (or shouldn't be) your top priority, and I can't believe there's a good black market in turf.
oohlalasassoonThey must be new to drug dealing.
billpayerI knew this had to be the U.K.
It's difficult to think down to their level.
The U.K. is now a pure consumer society.
All these people can think now is "I want that, give it."
Or "I'm a pop star, celebrate me."
ReefieThe theft took 40 minutes, in which time the person filming this didn't think to call the police or go out there and confront the women so they could later be identified? What is wrong with people?!
ReefieWe Brits learned from the most narcissistic nation in the world, can you really say that Brits are more consumer-oriented or self-centered than a sizeable portion of the US population?
I knew this had to be the U.K. It's difficult to think down to their level. The U.K. is now a pure consumer society. All these people can think now is "I want that, give it." Or "I'm a pop star, celebrate me."
ChumtoadThe theft was filmed by a CCTV camera. He's playing back prerecorded footage and filming the monitor with a handheld camera. The guy wasn't present (at 5 AM, probably sleeping) when it happened.
The theft took 40 minutes, in which time the person filming this didn't think to call the police or go out there and confront the women so they could later be identified? What is wrong with people?!
00Scud00says...I was so angry I wanted to march right out there and tell them to sod off, but then thought better of it.
newtboyOh, so that's why the 'camera' moves but they claim he wasn't there.
On a side note, can this be a learning experience for the rest of us that, if you're going to spend money on a 'surveillance' system, you should be sure it records in high enough resolution to be useful, because a low res video of your stuff being stolen is completely worthless and only useful in raising your own blood pressure.
The theft was filmed by a CCTV camera. He's playing back prerecorded footage and filming the monitor with a handheld camera. The guy wasn't present (at 5 AM, probably sleeping) when it happened.
billpayerYes, the U.S. invented consumerism, but after destroying the middle class it's now a broke ass dust bowl.
Countries like Japan and the U.K. have taken shallow robotic consumption to a whole new level.
BBC - Will Self - Are we all suffering from consumption?
http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-28756372
We Brits learned from the most narcissistic nation in the world, can you really say that Brits are more consumer-oriented or self-centered than a sizeable portion of the US population?
Taintsays...That was my thought too.
But then I imagined that this was edited out of a larger picture and the camera moves because it's focusing on the action from what was a larger, motionless shot. That would also explain the horrible resolution.
Although I can't really say if that's what happened. Wasn't there, and I don't even work here.
Oh, so that's why the 'camera' moves but they claim he wasn't there.
On a side note, can this be a learning experience for the rest of us that, if you're going to spend money on a 'surveillance' system, you should be sure it records in high enough resolution to be useful, because a low res video of your stuff being stolen is completely worthless and only useful in raising your own blood pressure.
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