Fleeing Shoplifter Forgets Son

Yeah, I think this case will be pretty easy to crack. It appears that someone has been spending too much time in the hash bar.

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A shoplifter looking to make a quick getaway from a Dutch supermarket after stealing a packet of meat left police a crucial piece of evidence -- his 12-year-old son.

In his haste the 45-year-old thief made a solo dash to his car, batting away a supermarket worker who had flung himself on the vehicles' bonnet in a bid to stop the escape.

Police in the southern Dutch town of Kerkrade said they managed to contact the thief via the boy, but he had refused to return and collect his son. The man told officers to get hold of the youngster's mother instead. (H/T - Reuters)

What a scumbag. The next time my kids say I'm a terrible father - and trust me, it won't be long - I am going to show them this article and say, "Well, at least I'm not this guy!"