BIG BRUSH OFF FOR BATHROOM WAREHOUSE
Toilet brushes, valued at nearly £48,000, have been stolen from a Froghill bathroom warehouse.
Around 9000 brushes, along with their holders, were taken from Lav-U-Like in Mungo Park Road last Saturday evening.
The intruders dug a tunnel in from the next door loading bay and cut through a reinforced concrete wall to get to the brush store. They then disabled the electric force field surrounding the brushes before making off with them.
Manager Colin Thribb said that although the brush store is ringed with anti-personnel devices, every single one failed to detonate. “Nobody had checked the batteries in quite some time,” he admitted.
"It must have taken at least a dozen lorry trips to get all 9000 brushes away,” said Mr Thribb.
“Toilet brushes can fetch exorbitant prices on the black market, particularly those featuring a floral motif or gold inlay. I imagine the thieves must be selling them on the internet or through specialist magazines."
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06/11/07 @ 03:06