Bolesławiec police officers arrested a man after Municipal Police officers intervened. Surveillance footage recorded the moment when the 52-year-old pulled tulips, bulbs included, from a municipal flower bed.
Bolesławiec District Police Headquarters:
The man was intoxicated when arrested, with more than 3 per mille of alcohol in his system.
The suspect explained that the flowers were meant to be a gift for his partner. He hid his haul in the trunk of a car belonging to acquaintances who were unaware of the entire situation. After sobering up, he was charged with stealing more than 100 tulips worth a total of 1,000 zlotys.
The perpetrator had previously been convicted of crimes against property. As a repeat offender, he now faces up to 7.5 years in prison.