Police apprehended a bungling thief after he was caught with a pair of electric razors stuffed down his trousers. A man from Birmingham had tried to make good his escape in Stratford upon Avon on Tuesday.

But officers reacted quickly and managed to stop the thief and seize the stolen items. They then shared details of the incident on social media, with a picture of the razors alongside a tongue in cheek and pun heavy caption.

The post from Stratford Police read: "A male from Birmingham has had a close shave with the law today…

"The male's shifty behaviour razored suspicions after having been seen stuffing two boxes of electric shavers down his trousers! A pretty bald strategy if you ask me…

"He’s clearly not an expert on all things shavers though as he ought to know that Manscaped is t

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