Heists, mishaps and misdemeanours that are more baffling than menacing.
When police stopped a car on the M74 in Glasgow, they found a lamb called Pablo tucking into a bag of chips on the back seat – and a police dog later found about £14,000 of drugs under the front passenger seat.
A nest of narrow-headed ants – England's rarest ant species – appears to have been dug up and taken from Devon Wildlife Trust's Chudleigh Knighton Heath reserve, the species' last stronghold in England. Police are appealing for information.
Police in Farnworth, Bolton, chased a suspected shed burglar through back gardens at 4am – then found a pair of trainers sticking out of a green wheelie bin. Their sergeant's verdict: a 'rubbish job of hiding'.
Officers in Windsor chased a wanted man by foot, boat and 'dog-powered bicycle' after he cycled off and then swam across the River Thames. Police are calling it the Great Windsor Triathlon.
A Slough police officer took a closer look at a 'torch' found during a stop and search. It turned out to be a stun device, and it gave him a live demonstration.
A bronze sculpture called Turtle Duo vanished from a Lincolnshire art gallery in broad daylight. Police have released a CCTV image.
An award-winning close-up magician had his props swiped from outside a hotel minutes before a show – and he'd quite like them to reappear.
Police in Nashua, New Hampshire, say a suspected shop burglar tried three escape routes. The third ended with his feet dangling through the bathroom ceiling.
Police in Bicester say a driver crashed into a Lamborghini, then was found driving in the middle of the road nearby, tucking into a Chinese takeaway with cutlery.
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