Fleeing shoplifter, 46, is snared by police after ducking into a barbers ‘for a haircut’ – despite being completely bald
- The thief stole 16 bottles of hair product from Boots in Beeston, Nottinghamshire
- He was arrested after police spotted him hiding in a barbers despite being bald
A shoplifter was snared after police spotted him going into a barber’s for a haircut – despite being bald.
The 46-year-old tried to evade arrest by hiding in the hairdressers – but his lack of hair raised suspicion among nearby police officers.
He was apprehended and later admitted to stealing 16 bottles of hair products from Boots in Beeston, Nottinghamshire, on March 25.
The offender, who has not been named, was arrested by a plain-clothed and uniformed team based in Nottingham city centre as part of Operation Compass.
The operation is targeting shoplifters, drug dealers, knife carriers and those causing anti-social behaviour in the area.
The 46-year-old tried to evade arrest by hiding in the hairdressers – but his lack of hair raised suspicion among nearby police officers
Officers knew something wasn’t right when the individual, who was a known prolific shoplifter, ducked into a barber shop after spotting a police van – despite having no hair on his head.
The officers followed him in, found the bag full of stolen goods on him, and he was arrested.
Sergeant Jonathan Pothecary, who leads the Operation Compass team, said: ‘He really chose the wrong place to hide from police.
‘This is why Op Compass is such a good team. It knows all the faces of those coming into the city to commit crime and we will continuously disrupt their day.
‘Sometimes they will say, “Why don’t you leave us alone?” and we say, ‘We will if you stop coming into Nottingham to commit crime.’