Cheeky thief takes the p*** by stealing pub urinal

A THIEF who stole a urinal from a pub toilet is being hunted by police in Britain.

The man went into the Royal Oak in Southampton, ordered half a pint of lager and spent 40 minutes expertly taking the white toilet bowl off the wall.

He then stuffed it in a rucksack and left the pub, but he was caught on CCTV footage which landlord Alan Dreja and his wife Suzie have handed over to police.

Mrs Dreja said: “We could not believe it at the time; we were stunned as he did it at about four in the afternoon.

“He had wandered in, ordered half a pint of Fosters, took a few sips and went into the toilet a few times.”

“He did a very professional job. He turned off the stopcock and capped off the pipe. It was such a good job our staff had thought we had taken it off for repair and it wasn’t until the evening we noticed.

“After we realised, we looked at the CCTV and saw him go in with a flat rucksack and come out with it bulging. He actually wiped his fingerprints off the door as he left. It’s unbelievable.”

A Hampshire Police spokeswoman said: “It is a very unusual theft and we would like to speak to the man captured on the CCTV.”

The spokesman said the thief may have used the urinal for a plumbing job elsewhere.

“It was clearly a very professional job,” he added.