Dobson was sentenced to nine months behind bars
A thief hoping to evade the cops in Manchester decided to hide in a giant teddy bear in the hopes of going undetected.
Joshua Dobson was being hunted by the police in May after stealing a car and, in a bid to evade capture, climbed inside a five-foot tall bear via its bottom.
But when police realised that the bear was “breathing”, the 18-year-old from Rochdale, Greater Manchester, was arrested and charged with the theft of a vehicle.
Dobson was sentenced to nine months behind bars on August 5 after being found guilty of theft, driving while disqualified and skipping payment at a petrol station. According to the Manchester Evening News, the Mitsubishi was valued at £8,500.
“A wanted car thief who tried using a teddy bear to hide from our neighbourhood cops out looking for him last month has been put behind bars for nine months,” a spokesperson for the force said. “Joshua Dobson (18), from the Spotland area of the town, was sought by us after stealing a car in May and not paying for fuel that same day.”
#JAILED | When we saw this large bear breathing during a hunt for a thief we thought something wasn't right… then we found our suspect stuffed inside!
Joshua Dodson (18) stole a car while disqualified & filled up for fuel without paying. He's sentenced to nine months in jail. pic.twitter.com/cwAGO7PvIw
— GMP Rochdale (@GMPRochdale) August 10, 2022
The spokesperson also said that Dobson is now “stuffed behind bars.”
“Hopefully he has a bearable time inside…” they added.
On Twitter, the bear jokes continued, with Greater Manchester Police writing: “Our neighbourhood task force and divisional tasking team in Rochdale could bearely believe what they stumbled across last month in search for a wanted man…
“We certainly had a more than bearable time bringing to justice one of the town’s thieves last week!”
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