Foxy thief snatches bag - then returns it to owner (From The Argus)
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Foxy thief snatches bag - then returns it to owner
5:17pm Wednesday 24th October 2012 in News By Ben James
Foxy thief snatches bag - then returns it to owner
The hunt is on for a ‘thief’ who stole a handbag from a woman. The suspect is described as 1.25 ft high, with pointed ears, hairy and red.
Jeremy Clark, 38, told The Argus how he was at home in Maple Drive, Burgess Hill, when he spotted a fox making off with his wife's handbag - then return it to her.
He was preparing to go to hospital with his wife, Anna, 35, when the cunning carnivore made his move.
He added: “We were in the [estate's] car park and he looked at me for a few seconds before letting out this feeble yelp.
“Next thing I knew he had my wife’s handbag in his mouth and was running towards the bushes.”
Jeremy screamed at the fox to drop the bag but he scuttled off out of sight.
He added: “Anna had everything in there: her phone, money, purse, keys and letters. I couldn’t believe the fox had just taken it – it was mad. I thought that was it.”
But a few minutes later the guilty looking fox crept back into the car park with his bushy tail between his legs. In his mouth was Anna’s bag which he dropped at her feet before running off.
Jeremy added: “I have no idea why, we couldn’t believe it. We see the fox around quite a bit. I think people feed it.”
Comments(14)
davedebrax
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9:39pm Wed 24 Oct 12
Crystal Ball
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8:44am Thu 25 Oct 12
plantwoman
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9:11am Thu 25 Oct 12
runnergirl
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11:47am Thu 25 Oct 12
Nathan_Adler
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12:52pm Thu 25 Oct 12
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paul76
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1:32pm Thu 25 Oct 12
TES of Brighton
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2:22pm Thu 25 Oct 12
plantwoman
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9:28am Fri 26 Oct 12
runnergirl wrote:So do I!
Brilliant! Love those gorgeous foxes.
One night in very heavy rain, we had one curled up asleep on our front doorstep - dry and cosy!
Juleyanne
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4:36pm Sat 27 Oct 12
adorable
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7:56pm Sun 28 Oct 12
brightman
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10:16pm Sun 28 Oct 12
adorable wrote:I suggest a layer of concrete under your fence and a nightly covering of the fence with lard.
you wouldn't like foxes if they dug under your fences or jumped over the fence and used your garden as a toilet.
plantwoman
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10:35am Thu 8 Nov 12
adorable wrote:Actually we have six or more foxes in our garden every night without fail, they don't bother us and we don't bother them and yes, we do like them!
you wouldn't like foxes if they dug under your fences or jumped over the fence and used your garden as a toilet.
Athena
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12:47am Thu 15 Nov 12
leobrighton says...
9:30pm Wed 24 Oct 12