Three people have been arrested after a haul of toilet paper was stolen in Essex. The suspected bog roll bandits were detained last night just 30 minutes after police were told a van had smashed through a barrier at a building site in Bury Lane, Hatfield Peverel. The Essex Police Operational Support Group (OSP) exposed the attempted heist on Twitter, with the hashtag #ThatsHowWeRoll. 'Police officers always get a massive sense of satisfaction when we catch [suspects]... however we never expected to find this stolen loot in the boot,' they wrote. Officers found the suspected thieves within 30 minutes of being told a van had smashed through a barrier at a building site in Bury Lane, Hatfield Peverel, EssexA spokesman for the force confirmed a 28-year-old man from Aveley, a 37-year-old man from South Ockendon and a 41-year-old man from Purfleet remain in custody on suspicion of theft of a vehicle and burglary.

Source: Daily Mail March 21, 2020 14:24 UTC