It's not every day that the police can say they spotted a criminal at the scene of the crime.
But on Thursday (January 10), officers from Waddon Police nabbed their culprit red-handed...although they were unable to confirm if that was due to the tomato sauce or not.
You see the police caught themselves a pizza thief at The Colonades.
But this wasn't any ordinary pizza thief (if such a thing exists).
This one was a little on the nutty side of things.
The culprit was seen climbing fences and sprinting down the street, all the while evading police.
The police were able to grab a few pictures of the offender, although they didn't have time to say cheese for the camera.
Called a "very sneaky character", police were unable to apprehend the criminal on site.
A description of the perpetrator can be made out from the photos though.
Grey, bushy tail, of small build and most definitely a squirrel.
Caught ourselves a pizza thief at The Colonades. Very sneaky character. Poor photography though #Squirrels #wildlifephotography pic.twitter.com/K5d031XfTT
— Waddon police (@MPSWaddon) January 11, 2018
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