Loot stolen in laundry basket

DETECTIVES are searching for a burglar who made a clean getaway after taking his loot in a laundry basket.

Between 4pm and 7pm on Monday the burglar took electrical items from a home in Bourne Road.

They also stole a white plastic laundry basket to carry the gear and are thought to have escaped via an alleyway leading to Winchester Road.

Anyone with information call Colchester police on 101.

See the full story in Wednesday's Gazette.

Comments(5)

SOMETHING2SAY says...
11:14am Tue 18 Sep 12

Perhaps he was three sheets to wind.! This thief is just pants...hoping the police sock it to him. Bet he wore tightson his head.....panicked...
.and got his knickers in a twist ! Basket case !

icecoolmark says...
11:34am Tue 18 Sep 12

Not so funny for the people that this happened to is it, immature!

SOMETHING2SAY says...
3:40pm Tue 18 Sep 12

lighten up not so ice cool !

Im_Like_HELLO says...
5:03pm Tue 18 Sep 12

Hope the burglar is now carefully washing his fingerprints off the loot.

WaiHonLam1994 says...
10:28am Fri 21 Sep 12

Im_Like_HELLO wrote:
Hope the burglar is now carefully washing his fingerprints off the loot.
Lmao I'm the victim of the burglary and those comments made me laugh!! Still haven't got my items back though!:(

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