Thief caught after pushing stolen fridge freezer down the road in a wheelbarrow

A man has been jailed after he was seen pushing a stolen fridge freezer down the road in a wheelbarrow.

Michael Wilson, 47, was spotted carrying out the bizarre act in the village of Calverton, Nottinghamshire.

Police on patrol in the village had been alerted to the theft of a fridge, a washing machine, a dishwasher and a toilet from a property nearby.

Witnesses later reported seeing a man wheeling a fridge through the village, Nottinghamshire Police said.

Wilson, from Labray Road in Calverton, was arrested at his home address a short time later at about 3pm last Monday.

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Police searched his property and discovered the fridge freezer, which was still in its packaging.

Wilson, who had previous convictions for burglary, was also found to have a small amount of cannabis in his pocket, the force said.

He appeared at Nottingham Magistrates’ Court last Wednesday.

He pleaded guilty to possession of drugs and handling stolen goods and was jailed for 30 weeks.

Police Constable Carly Smith, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: “Wilson is a persistent offender and we hope this result provides reassurance to the community.

“We have had a lot of reports of crime in this area but the public should rest assured that our officers are working tirelessly to remove this type of law breaking from our communities and to take offenders off our streets.”