Wednesday, March 21, 2007

Stay off this Guy's Lawn

Dutch cyclist, 81, hunts down shoplifter - New Zealand's source for oddstuff - strange, weird & bizarre news on Stuff.co.nz: "An 81-year-old Dutchman who saw a shoplifter flee a supermarket in The Hague chased after the thief on his bike and crashed into the man to stop him, police said.

Officers said the 81-year-old had observed the shoplifter 29, run from the supermarket with two employees in pursuit.

'The man did not hesitate a moment, followed the fleeing suspect on his bike, rode into his legs, whereupon both fell,' police said in a statement.

The cyclist injured his hand and shin in the fall and had to undergo treatment.

The shoplifter was arrested and found to be carrying 122 euros ($NZ220 ) worth of cosmetics, police said."

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