Thief filmed stealing bunch of flowers during live TV broadcast

A thief was caught red handed when he stole a bunch of roses from a flower shop while a live TV news report was being broadcast from outside the florists.

Millions of viewers saw thief Andrzej Czapka, 30, reach through an open window and steal the blooms in Lomza, Poland, in the background of a local news report.


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Czapka was caught by police later after hundreds of viewers called in to say they'd recognised him.

"I'd broken up with my girlfriend and I wanted to win her back with some flowers but I had no money," he told police. "I didn't even see the film crew," he added.