Friday, January 19
source:- www.sportinglife.com
An England footballer has been given an on-the-spot fine for stealing bathroom fittings. England defender Glen Johnson, who plays for Portsmouth on loan from Chelsea, and Millwall striker Ben May were caught at B&Q in Dartford, Kent, on Wednesday. The pair were spotted by a security guard putting a toilet seat into a box with a cheaper price tag before they reached the checkout, The Sun reported. They also avoided paying for a set of taps by concealing them underneath a sink at the checkout, the newspaper said. A worker at the store told The Sun: "We all recognised Johnson. No one could quite believe a bloke like him, with all that money, would be moronic enough to nick a toilet seat. But that's what him and May were doing. "They were spotted by one of our security guards, a chap of 74, and cops arrived as they were trying to leave. "They seemed to find the whole thing funny and couldn't stop smirking even after they had been arrested." A Kent Police spokesman said: "Kent Police arrested two 22-year-old men on Wednesday on suspicion of theft in Dartford. "Both men have been issued with £80 fixed penalty notices." Gary Double, Portsmouth FC's director of communications, said: "We won't be making a statement." A Millwall spokeswoman also refused to comment.
