CASH-HAPPY cops spent £20,000 on a huge operation to bust two sad gits who swan around dumps picking up useful bits of junk – because they ‘stole’ 47-pence-worth of crap.
Owen Gray and Angela Cubitt helped themselves to an old PlayStation and Black & Decker drill dumped at their local recycling centre in Gloucester.
But when police found out, they went into full terrorist mode – sending eight officers in a helicopter, two vans, two dog units and three patrol cars.
To be fair it led to a conviction – with jobless computer engineer Owen fined £20 for his felony. Worth it then.
“I make no apology for responding seriously to an incident like this. In the past, people stealing from tips have been responsible for other thefts with a great impact on the community,” said Gloucestershire Police superintendent Gary Thompson, who then shot dead a passer-by reaching for a mobile phone in his inside pocket.
