Monday 12th December 2005

CAR THIEVES CONVICT THEMSELVES

Grinning at Gatsos: neither big nor clever

Dumb, dumber and dumbest
Dumb, dumber and dumbest
If you get flashed by a Gatso, whatever you do, don't turn and grin at the machine.

Three car thieves who stole a Ford Escort in Bournemouth, later found torched, did just that -- and made themselves instantly identifiable.

According to a Daily Mirror story, police couldn't believe their luck when they found the shots in the camera. Local police have already arrested one 16-year-old in connection with the incident. He has since been released on bail pending further inquiries.

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