Thieves have stolen more than £1 million of police property since 2005, new figures reveal. Items taken range from a £40,000 motor home from Wiltshire Police to a portion of meat valued at just £2.58 from officers in Greater Manchester.
In Norfolk a blood sample was stolen from a police car while Kent Police were baffled by the theft of a shrubbery.
And the Metropolitan Police admitted 15 uniforms had been lifted over the last three years in figures released under the Freedom of Information Act.
Greater Manchester Police had £50,000 worth of property stolen including a Samurai sword and four tyres.
Elsewhere a thief in Warwickshire stole a police Codes of Practice book while bricks from a wall went missing from Derbyshire constabulary and a roof from Scotland Yard.
A spokeswoman for the Association of Chief Police Officers said: "Like any large organisation police premises can suffer incidents of crime. It is impossible to protect against all criminal acts."
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