A bungling burglar who tried to steal Christmas trees from a nursery has been caught -- after police simply followed a trail of pine needles.
Officers from West Yorkshire Police say they just had to follow the fallen green spikes for half a mile to get their man.
Five trees had been pinched from Park House Nurseries in Spenborough and sure enough after following the needle that's what they found dumped in a garden.
A police spokesman said: "The foliage led officers to a house where the stolen trees were found and recovered. As an extra present, officers also found a cannabis farm at the address."
A spokesperson from the nursery said the trees had been marketed as low needle drop trees… but had still dropped enough for them to follow.
Officers from West Yorkshire Police say they just had to follow the fallen green spikes for half a mile to get their man.
Five trees had been pinched from Park House Nurseries in Spenborough and sure enough after following the needle that's what they found dumped in a garden.
A police spokesman said: "The foliage led officers to a house where the stolen trees were found and recovered. As an extra present, officers also found a cannabis farm at the address."
A spokesperson from the nursery said the trees had been marketed as low needle drop trees… but had still dropped enough for them to follow.