Shocked police ‘find haul of stolen Easter eggs’ in car boot after pulling over suspected shoplifter
SHOCKED police discovered a haul of stolen Easter eggs in the boot of a car after pulling over a suspected shoplifter.
Officers found hundreds of pounds worth of chocolate and booze in the back of a Vauxhall Astra.
Northumbria Police had been on patrol in Washington at around 11am on Tuesday when they spotted a vehicle linked to a suspected theft.
They pulled the driver over and uncovered a huge stash of Easter eggs and alcohol.
It was reportedly linked to a theft at Iceland in Blaydon where goods had been swiped from the shelves.
The 49-year-old female driver was arrested on suspicion of theft and the chocolate has been seized.
The force said on its Facebook page: “What a cracking job!
“It was a fantastic stop by our motor patrols officers who did not hesitate to act on their suspicions when they saw this vehicle.
“This was a brazen theft and we are glad we have been able to recover some of the goods and keep them out of the hands of thieves!”
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And social media users were quick to praise the quick-thinking officers – and show off their eggy puns.
One said: “You deserve a standing ovation for foiling the plan she hatched. Was it a raid at the crack of dawn?
“Eggs-ceptional work, hope she confesses during cross-eggsamination.”
Another wrote: “They’d been hatching a plan to catch her for a while!”