Parking warden beats police to getaway car

Police who making an arrest on suspicion of shoplifting found that they were beaten to the suspect's car by a parking warden, according to Crawley Police's Twitter account.
By The Newsroom
Published 20th Sep 2016, 15:51 BST
Updated 7th Jun 2018, 22:40 BST

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The number of vehicles involved and details of any injuries are not yet knownThe number of vehicles involved and details of any injuries are not yet known
The number of vehicles involved and details of any injuries are not yet known

When police reached the ‘getaway car’ they found a parking ticket already plastered on the windscreen, they tweeted this afternoon.

“Bad day to be a crook!” they added.

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