Lilith
10-01-2005, 07:43 AM
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Romanian police caught a female mobile phone thief by
dialling the stolen phone - and hearing it ringing
from her bum.
Police in Iasi stopped Petronela Brandus, 24, as she
tried to get off a bus after other passengers said
they saw her steal a mobile phone.
But after a search failed to find the phone, police
decided to call the number to see where it was and
heard a muffled ringing coming from under the woman's
dress.
She was taken to a local police station where a strip
search by female police officers revealed she had
hidden it up her bottom, local daily 7 Plus reported.
Officer Madalin Taranu said: "We've had people hiding
things in their bras and knickers before, but this was
a new one.
"The station doctor extracted the phone and we sprayed
it with disinfectant before handing it back to its
owner."
Romanian police caught a female mobile phone thief by
dialling the stolen phone - and hearing it ringing
from her bum.
Police in Iasi stopped Petronela Brandus, 24, as she
tried to get off a bus after other passengers said
they saw her steal a mobile phone.
But after a search failed to find the phone, police
decided to call the number to see where it was and
heard a muffled ringing coming from under the woman's
dress.
She was taken to a local police station where a strip
search by female police officers revealed she had
hidden it up her bottom, local daily 7 Plus reported.
Officer Madalin Taranu said: "We've had people hiding
things in their bras and knickers before, but this was
a new one.
"The station doctor extracted the phone and we sprayed
it with disinfectant before handing it back to its
owner."