Police ‘take away’ wanted man hiding in tiny Kettering cupboard ... tucking into a tasty burger

By Kate Cronin
Published 23rd Jun 2020, 17:55 BST
Updated 23rd Jun 2020, 18:02 BST
The tiny cupboard where officers found the man hidingThe tiny cupboard where officers found the man hiding
The tiny cupboard where officers found the man hiding
He was squished into a tiny 20-inch cupboard

A man wanted by police was discovered hiding in a tiny utilities cupboard eating his dinner.

Kettering neighbourhood policing team had been looking for the criminal after an alleged breach of a court order.

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After a search, they found him hiding in this mini space and took him into custody.

Speaking on social media, one officer said: “NPT officers tasked with arrest for breach of court order... find adult male hiding in a tiny cupboard, only about 20in cube.

”To top that, he’s eating a burger while waiting and hoping we go away.

”We win.

”#hideandseek #nextcontestantplease.”