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| Burglary suspect arrested in 'sting' operation after disturbing wasps' nest | Burglary suspect arrested in 'sting' operation after disturbing wasps' nest |
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| A suspected burglar has had to be treated in hospital after he disturbed a wasps' nest as he hid from police. | A suspected burglar has had to be treated in hospital after he disturbed a wasps' nest as he hid from police. |
| The man was arrested in Leeds by police investigating a raid on a furniture store. Officers found him hiding in a bush, where he was not alone. | The man was arrested in Leeds by police investigating a raid on a furniture store. Officers found him hiding in a bush, where he was not alone. |
| West Yorkshire police's Leeds Inner South neighbourhood policing team posted on Facebook: "A male has been arrested after breaking into business premises in Hunslet tonight. The male however is currently in hospital after making the unfortunate decision to hide from the police in a bush and thus disturbing a wasps' nest." | |
| The suspect was taken to hospital before he was charged in connection with the theft of a fish tank from the Range store on the Tulip retail park in Hunslet. He is due before magistrates on Tuesday. | The suspect was taken to hospital before he was charged in connection with the theft of a fish tank from the Range store on the Tulip retail park in Hunslet. He is due before magistrates on Tuesday. |
| The police posted: "Just for information the male who was part of the 'sting' operation at The Range has been charged with burglary." | The police posted: "Just for information the male who was part of the 'sting' operation at The Range has been charged with burglary." |
| They added: "You will be pleased to know his swellings have gone down." | They added: "You will be pleased to know his swellings have gone down." |
| The police's Facebook postings have prompted a wave of jokey responses along the lines of "is that what's called a sting in the tail lol". | The police's Facebook postings have prompted a wave of jokey responses along the lines of "is that what's called a sting in the tail lol". |