Amadeus Posted July 1, 2007 Share Posted July 1, 2007 Police Nab Burglar Posing as Mannequin A burglar tried to pretend to be a showroom dummy when he was caught in the act robbing a clothing store. Sharp-witted police noticed that the 48-year-old man was not in fact a real female mannequin. There are some tricks that work fabulously in the movies, but less well in real life, as a German burglar discovered to his cost when he attempted to pose as a showroom dummy to escape detection. The stratagem, which has saved dozens of heroes in popular culture, did not succeed, and the wannabe mannequin was arrested. The burglar had broken into a clothing store in the town of Menden in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia during the early hours of Wednesday morning, police reported Thursday. A passer-by noticed a tell-tale open window and informed the police, who came and searched the store but were unable to find the thief at first. However a closer inspection of one of the showroom windows revealed that one of the female dummies was not actually made of plastic but was in fact a live man dressed in women's clothing. Instead of fleeing from the store, the 48-year-old burglar had tried to fool the cops by slipping into a suitable outfit and standing motionless in the window next to several genuine mannequins. The hapless thief gave himself up without a fight, police said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemonday Posted July 1, 2007 Share Posted July 1, 2007 A classic. What a gem. Did his beard give him away? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Jampton Posted July 1, 2007 Share Posted July 1, 2007 Wir sind Shaufensterpuppen........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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