Sunderlands grey rinse yobs

[gwpdylan]

LONDON (Reuters) - Two elderly women whose pictures were plastered across newspapers on Thursday after they were caught on camera stealing a bag at a railway station have handed themselves in.


Police said the women admitted the offence and have received an official caution in a case variously dubbed the "Grey Train Robbery" and "Gran Larceny."


The women contacted police after the case received blanket media coverage under headlines such as "Nans on the Run", "Artful Codgers" and "Old Blags".


A security camera image released by police showed two silver-haired women, in their 60s or 70s, wearing knee-length skirts, white blouses and overcoats at Sunderland station.


Police had appealed for help in finding the women after a student's bag was stolen from a station platform.


"(They) have handed themselves in," police said in a statement. "They have subsequently been interviewed and have admitted the offence. Both have received police cautions

 

[gwpdylan]

Should have got ASBO's thieving gits

 

[HampshireSeagulls]

And if it had been a 21 year old student nicking the granny's bag, would the punishment have been the same? Would it feck.

Shoot them, they are a drain on the economy, get in the way on pension day buying their lottery tickets and cat food, and do nothing but go on about how much better it was in the blitz/old days/when Ronnie and Reggie were around/when the Yanks were here.

 

[RM-Taylor]

 

[Gully]

They should give them an ASBO and ban them from the town centre in Sunderland...in fact, no, make them stay in the town centre, that would be a far harsher punishment.

 

[withdeanwombat]

Never mind ASBOS............off with their heads!!