23 year old Matthew Maynard is on the run from the cops in Swansea, Wales.    He's wanted for a house burglary.   Swansea doesn't get that many break ins and so Maynard became front page news in the local newspaper, complete with wanted photo and all.

Maynard happened to spot his mug shot on the front page of the paper and was outraged by the way it looked....so he did what any self respecting burglar might do....he sent them a better photo of himself standing in front of a police van.

Everyone agreed the photo was much clearer and more accurately depicted what he looks like than the one provided by police.

The South Wales Evening Post obligingly printed the new photo on the front page and police thanked Maynard for helping them in their appeal, saying: "Everyone in Swansea will know what he looks like now."

SUCH A CIVILIZED WAY OF TRACKING DOWN CRIMINALS.....DON'T YOU THINK.    I doubt this would ever happen in Detroit.....but then again routine home burglaries almost never make the newspapers here.

Just goes to prove........advertising does pay.

Thanks.  Sincerely, David

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