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Dumb Criminals: UK Man Steals Grass From Park And Uses In Own Lawn
A GREEN-FINGERED thief rolled up a length of grass from a community park area and walked off with it under his arm.
Michael Archibald committed the crime because he thought the section of turf would look nice in his back garden, Hartlepool Magistrates’ Court heard.
His solicitor Barry Gray told justices that this was the first time in his 40–year career that he had ever represented anyone who had stolen a roll of grass, and questioned whether the court had ever had to deal with such an offence.
Mr Gray said: “It’s true to say that I’ve never represented anybody before on theft of turf, and I dare say the court has never had to deal with a case of theft of turf before.
“He simply believed that this turf would look well in his back garden and thought it wouldn’t be missed from the place where he took it.
“It was just a case of rolling it up and walking off with it. It was cheeky and dishonest of course, but it was without an awful lot of thought. He said it was like a rug and he just rolled it up and walked off with it under his arms.
http://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/news/crime/thief-stole-grass-from-hartlepool-park-as-it-would-look-well-in-his-garden-1-5742087
Michael Archibald committed the crime because he thought the section of turf would look nice in his back garden, Hartlepool Magistrates’ Court heard.
His solicitor Barry Gray told justices that this was the first time in his 40–year career that he had ever represented anyone who had stolen a roll of grass, and questioned whether the court had ever had to deal with such an offence.
Mr Gray said: “It’s true to say that I’ve never represented anybody before on theft of turf, and I dare say the court has never had to deal with a case of theft of turf before.
“He simply believed that this turf would look well in his back garden and thought it wouldn’t be missed from the place where he took it.
“It was just a case of rolling it up and walking off with it. It was cheeky and dishonest of course, but it was without an awful lot of thought. He said it was like a rug and he just rolled it up and walked off with it under his arms.
http://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/news/crime/thief-stole-grass-from-hartlepool-park-as-it-would-look-well-in-his-garden-1-5742087
