Derry police catch milk churn thief red handed

Police in Derry caught a milk churn thief red handed in Campsie on Monday.

Writing on the PSNI Foyle Facebook page, the police said: "In the early hours of this morning we were called to the Campsie area following a report of a burglary in progress.

The recovered milk churn.placeholder image
The recovered milk churn.

"We love, love, love to catch them in the act so four crews raced to circulate the area to locate the culprit.

"One male was arrested and a number of items were located in the vicinity of the reporting persons house which had been stolen from that property.

"One of the items was a large milk churn... we could be doing with one of these for the station tea break!"

The PSNI added: "We are out in your communities every night to keep you safe. Report any suspicious activity. Together we can make our communities safer."

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