To catch a thief
Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008
It seems the credit crunch is affecting everyone at the moment. In the last month we have had two cheques intercepted, washed and rewritten for some fairly large amounts, but the good news is the culprit got caught and is due in court some time soon.
And last month some cheeky bugger stole some lighting transformers off a central city site. Unfortunately for him surveillance cameras managed to snap a couple of pictures of the culprit in the act – see the picture above.
In an effort to prove that crime against the ad industry doesn’t pay and in the interests of keeping our record of catching crims intact we are running a billboard campaign featuring the photos and offering a reward for anyone who can identify him.
He is wearing a high visibility vest from the Springhill correction facility all of which were issued to the workers who built the new prison in the Waikato. With a bit of luck we will soon know his identity and perhaps he might be a guest at Springhill.
The story has hit the internet with a vengeance – running in dozens of countries, and then spreading to mainstream media like the Sydney Morning Herald.
Thanks to Paul Taylor for the creative and thanks also to the great folks at www.omnigraphics.co.nz for printing the skins for us.
We will keep you posted ….!