Rev Chris Colledge foils lead thief on church roof
A Bournemouth vicar mounted a night-time stake as he caught a thief who stole £200,000 worth of lead from his church roof.
Following a series of raids, Rev Chris Colledge peered through the letter-box at St Stephen's Church and saw the culprit shimmying up a drain pipe.
He alerted police immediately, and the culprit has now been jailed.
22 May 2012
- From the section Dorset