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Posted on February 15, 2020 at 4:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Forget a security system — what bookstores apparently need to catch burglars is a bottle (or two) of booze.
The Guardian reports that two thieves not only broke into a charity collection jar at Gay’s the Word, but they also broke into the store’s liquor supplies.
They polished off a bottle of tequila left at the London bookshop after a staff party, then were indulging in some prosecco when police — tipped off by a neighbor who saw the initial entry — arrived.
Read more about this quirky crime in the Guardian.
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