{"id":15574,"date":"2026-02-13T03:35:27","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T03:35:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/gold-thief-escapes-on-getaway-donkey\/"},"modified":"2026-02-13T03:35:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T03:35:27","slug":"gold-thief-escapes-on-getaway-donkey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/gold-thief-escapes-on-getaway-donkey\/","title":{"rendered":"Gold thief escapes on getaway donkey"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div data-testid=\"ad-sticky-container\" class=\"sc-dfb011b6-0 dncfJv\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 fMIAOk adWrapper noPrint sc-1c01c11e-0 iEpzep\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 kRjajv\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<header class=\"sc-12aa4a36-0 gQVHPI\">\n<div class=\"sc-5cbbddda-0 cRMyzw\">\n<div data-testid=\"article-author\" class=\"sc-5cbbddda-1 kekTYX\" readability=\"6.5\">\n<div readability=\"8\">\n<p><span class=\"sc-5cbbddda-4 bILnXn\">Lily 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shop, where he allegedly stole 150 grams of gold jewellery.<\/p>\n<p>First, he broke a window to get to the shop counter, then he pushed the glass-topped counter on its side and leapt over it before searching through the contents that had tipped out over the floor.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 hBgktT adWrapper noPrint sc-67b869c7-3 gsRMal\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 kRjajv\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-80607c67-0 byCHjx\" readability=\"16.620437956204\">\n<aside data-testid=\"related-story\" class=\"sc-4dc7bff5-0 QbJUT\">\n<h2 data-testid=\"related-story-heading\" class=\"sc-4dc7bff5-1 fNPBEP\">Related Article<\/h2>\n<div data-an-position=\"1\" imagepositions=\"top\" data-testid=\"story-tile\" class=\"sc-679b6ed4-0 cMGLSH\">\n<figure imagesizes=\"[object Object]\" class=\"sc-8825a2fb-0 hUTlgn\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 bXqpHm\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" 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Squad Detective Sergeant Graham Baylor.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.37535433201058205,%24multiply_0.5127,%24ratio_1.777778,%24width_1059,%24x_878,%24y_726\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/4d588fc4040969e8ff9ec44e70ea03a89f6513599786b0c8b8ad888cdfc7371b\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.37535433201058205%2C$multiply_0.5127%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_878%2C$y_726\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/4d588fc4040969e8ff9ec44e70ea03a89f6513599786b0c8b8ad888cdfc7371b, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.37535433201058205%2C$multiply_1.0255%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_878%2C$y_726\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/4d588fc4040969e8ff9ec44e70ea03a89f6513599786b0c8b8ad888cdfc7371b 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 jiJqza\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a 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Video showed him being walked out of a station by two officers.<\/p>\n<p>Police officers later found the stolen gold jewellery, which had been wrapped in a black plastic bag and buried in a muddy patch of land.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 hBgktT adWrapper noPrint sc-67b869c7-3 gsRMal\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 kRjajv\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-80607c67-0 byCHjx\" readability=\"28.165467625899\">\n<p>The goods, which included rings, necklaces and bracelets, were returned to their owner, police said.<\/p>\n<p>The burglar might have done well to research the effectiveness of using a donkey as a getaway vehicle before planning his raid: in Colombia in 2013, thieves were thwarted when their getaway donkey made too much noise and alerted police.<\/p>\n<p>A group of men had stolen the donkey to use for their escape as they took food from a shop. 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