CCTV captures G-string clad 'thief' parading in stolen batman costume
CCTV captures G-string clad thief parading in stolen batman costume (clone 1394093329)
A bungling burglar has turned caped crusader while robbing a second-hand shop near Newcastle.
Police have charged the Batman wannabe, who entered the store wearing only a G-string.
After donning a Batman mask and cape, the near-nude man rifled through the store's shelves before completing his outfit - not with a utility belt, but a 'bride to be' sash.
"It was very unique," the store's owner Michelle Rowe said. "Most people will at least try to rob you with their clothes on, surely."
Apparently unaware he was being recorded on CCTV, the thief paraded around the shop's backyard in his bizarre ensemble for around 40 minutes.
"He didn't look too bad in it either," Rowe said.
The CCTV recording shows the man holding a Batman doll at one point - seemingly immersed in his superhero persona.
Michelle Rowe opened her store, Trash Converters, in September.
The security cameras were a Christmas present from her son, but they never expected they'd capture something quite like this.
But of all the shops the caped parader could have chosen, this may have been the worst, with a police station right across the road.
Officers quickly apprehended the suspect and revealed his true identity - not Bruce Wayne - but a 35 year old man living just streets away.
He will appear in Belmont Local Court later this month.
