Video - Britain’s dumbest thief caught seconds after shouting “catch me if you can”

Britain’s dumbest thief was caught seconds after shouting “catch me if you can”.

The hapless thief coaxed staff to chase him as he fled from a convenience store with a drink he hadn’t paid for.

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But he was almost immediately stopped in his tracks by workers who accepted the challenge, before handing him over to the police.

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