‘Meerkat’ theft shocks Olive, 72
Monday 26th September 2011, 2:29PM BST.
Olive Brown still has some of her animal garden ornaments left, but the theft of a meerkat light and two solar lights has left her concerned. (Picture by Adrian Miller, 1182726)
POLICE are investigating an incident that has left an elderly lady feeling frightened after her garden was entered and a meerkat lamp was stolen.
Thieves went into Olive Brown’s Castel garden and stole two solar panel lights as well as the unique light between 10pm on Friday 16 September and 8am the following day.
The 72-year-old, who has lived in the house for the past 49 years, said she had never encountered any problems like this before, so was shocked when she found out.
‘My husband and I noticed the missing lamps in the morning and I was really upset. I just don’t understand why anyone would want to take them.’
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Elderly lady eh!
Try telling that to Sophia Loren (77)
Racquel Welch (71)
Jane Fonda (74)
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Ray – Ouch, there are diffeent levels of 70 years young, my Husband was a very young 69 until a stroke took him, he is now 73, he also has Meerkats in his garden which he adores looking after, do not knock it you will be there one day. Hope these lovely people get their garden ornaments back or perhaps Ray could replace them at his cost.
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It looks like the survivors are looking out for the thief too!
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Caroline
I was not knocking the lady , rather the young reporter who classed her as elderly
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Hope they get returned ,
it is not the fact they took something it is the thought that someone was prowling around her garden .
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Word on the street is that stealing this Meerkat was simples.
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kat
But if they return them, that means someone will have to go “prowling around her garden” again.
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Were they insured?
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Observant
If they are, I hope that they went to the right website!
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…I am a dog man myself, so a mere cat…but hope she gets it back!
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