A man has been convicted of stealing nearly 200,000 chocolate eggs, worth around £40,000 ($48,000), in what British police have dubbed an “eggs-travagent theft.” Joby Pool, 32, pleaded guilty in court on Tuesday to criminal damage and theft, West Mercia Police said in a statement.The chocolate was recovered when Pool was stopped by highway police on Saturday, the force said.
According to PA Media, prosecutor Owen Beale said: “This clearly wasn’t spur-of-the-moment offending, if I can put it like that, because he had taken with him a tractor unit and he had to know that the load was there in the first place. It’s clearly a leading role and it’s clearly significant planning.”
Pool’s solicitor John McMillan told the court: “He stopped the vehicle when he realized he was being followed. He realized that the game was up – he realized the police were behind him and pulled in when it was safe to do so. He wasn’t offering any resistance and he was then arrested. Shortly after the theft a vehicle, presumably purporting to be the Easter bunny, was stopped northbound on the M42 and a 32 year old man was arrested on suspicion of theft.”
my deep thoughts on this case:
i do love these, but one or five are generally enough to make me happy for a year.
i also love true crime and find this fascinating
i wonder why he chose cadbury chocolate eggs as his loot
(though i do admire his choice)
i wonder what would the easter bunny have done without these
i wonder if there is a thriving black market for this merch
it seems an odd crime, but then, most crime is odd by the very nature of it.
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“he who steals a little steals with the same wish as he who steals much, but with less power.”
-plato
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source credits: ianne kolorin, london cnn, pa media
I didn't have my glasses on.... 
I agree, 5 are enough, 200000 is tiny bit excessive 😊
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there was a potential buyer somewhere
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The love of chocolate 🍫 can drive you to crime!
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absolutely !
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Who knew there was such a huge confectionary black market?
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I swear I’m not involved…)
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Wow! Very interesting scenario!
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it is!
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👍
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Oh … I love those little Cadbury chocolate eggs … yep… always steal the diamonds first …
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yes, an unusual crime
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That’s a bit too much I think. Maybe he thought he was Easter bunny and was going to distribute those eggs to kids.
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I wish it were true, but I imagine there was some profit incentive involved –
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🥲
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Cadbury Creme Eggs are incredibly popular here, so were definitely saleable. My main surprise at this story was that he was caught so quickly and easily. All that preparation and planning came to nothing. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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yes, I wondered what you’d think about this. I can’t totally imagine that he had a buyer in the market. yes, another crime gone bust )
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I think he could have sold them quite easily. Many shopkeepers and street traders would happily turn a blind eye to their origin to get them cheap. 🙂
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you’re so right
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I absolutely hate Cadbury’s Cream Eggs
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I definitely have found that people either hate of love them, not much in between. I happen to love them
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True, they are divisive
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Cadbury creme eggs are my favourites…and have been since I was a very young child…..I like to eat two or three a year…and that’s it, but when I read about the Creme Egg Heist..I laughed out loud…It is such a British eccentric clime:). Thanks for sharing.
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same and I loved the eccentricity of it, too
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I love those things, but not sure I would want that many!!
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I do too, but yeah, that’s a lot
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This is a fascinating story. It is strange that someone would choose Cadbury chocolate eggs as their loot, but perhaps they had a particular fondness for them.
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I think that could be it, or had someone who wanted to buy a lot from them
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I understand the craving for chocolate, but WOW! That’s a lot of chocolate. Love the quote too!
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and I do love these, but –
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I find the Cadbury creme eggs too sickly sweet. I’ve never liked them. They used to make caramel filled ones here as well which I liked better, but they’re no longer available.
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so, this would not be for you )
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Maybe he was in cahoots with a dentist.
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ah, perfect partners in crime!
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No jury will ever convict him.
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They’ll need samples
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My deep thought: He went on in court to report that he was intending to be like Robin Hood and pass them all out to the needy children in the forest and suburbs and even the city. Nah, too fanciful, Beth.
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I like it, though
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I cannot fathom a desire so powerful as to steal a truck full… Mark’s idea is nice, though.
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yes!
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🙂
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Where there is a chocolate egg, there is a potential for theft.
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an irresistible temptation
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Bizarre.
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Perhaps chocolate is his drug addiction. So this would make this a drug heist!
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you’re so right!
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Every day on this spinning marble just knocks another one loose…hilarious!
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well put!
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Very strange! Maybe he gave up other addictions like smoking and chose chocolate instead.
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could be!
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Wow that’s almost a lifetime supply.
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Cadbury’s is a British company, so they might have been the easiest to get hold of.
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That makes sense – go to the source
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I dunno. The Easter Bunny has to get those eggs from somewhere or someone. Maybe????
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His secret source
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Beth I love this chocolate egg. But i only eat a small bit of chocolate. Thanks Anita
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Understandable
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Hahaha. There is most likely a thriving back market for these goodies…..
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No doubt!)
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Wow…I hardly know what to say. I hope they were dark chocolate.
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and that some find their way to you?)
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Love your questions! Don’t mind a bit of chocolate too!
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definitely would be a market for it –
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Love your thinking. Chocolate will do that.
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it can drive people to do crazy things)
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Haha!!
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He’s like the Grinch who (almost) stole Easter lol
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yes!
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So odd. I’d understand if they were peanut butter cup eggs but creme eggs?
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oh, they are treasures )
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I would have told that guy, “Sir, step away from MY Cadbury Creme Eggs.” An Easter tradition in my house!
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Me too!
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Strange theft! Perhaps he was trying to gain a lot of weight fast?
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a lot, a lot )
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He wanted to look like an egg!
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hahahaha
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😂
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An odd crime indeed
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Maybe to resell
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Haha that’s a lot of Crème Eggs 😂. I love Cadbury’s Crème Eggs but my maximum is two.
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Yes, you can only have so much of this great taste-
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