A sticky-fingered man who shares the name of a former British prime minister has been banned from shops in a UK city after he was caught shoplifting several times.
According to the Nottingham Post, Winston Churchill, 48, has been banned from all stores in Nottingham's city center (http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/Nottingham-thief-Winston-Churchill-banned-city/story-18201392-detail/story.html#axzz2LkKIxjx5) after he was convicted for shoplifting eight times last year.
Most recently, Churchill was convicted of three counts of theft after he was caught stealing a number of expensive shirts and a ladies coat. He was sentenced at Nottingham Magistrates Court to a 33-week prison sentence (http://www.itv.com/news/central/topic/nottingham/) in early February, ITV News reports.
The court also banned him from entering all stores in the city center until mid-2015.
As might be expected, netizens have taken to social media sites like Twitter to joke about the thief's famous name:
ow.ly/hUzDT (http://t.co/fkSR6yAQYP)flippin eck..bit of a come-down after leading the country to victory.
— Ted Hemsley (@TedHemsley) February 21, 2013 (https://twitter.com/TedHemsley/status/304539311339077633)
He's been banned from the beaches, he's been banned from the landing grounds, he's been banned from the fields ... thisisnottingham.co.uk/Nottingham-thi... (http://t.co/qkYgiZFl)
— Erik Petersen (@ErikPetersen) February 20, 2013 (https://twitter.com/ErikPetersen/status/304269436188241920)
Winston Churchill banned from every shop in Nottingham for theft?! Poor form from our ex PM. Hang on isn't he dead? ...
— The Speaker (@thespeakeruk) February 21, 2013 (https://twitter.com/thespeakeruk/status/304509567000248320)
This has been a rather bizarre week for some of World War II's major players.
According to a Feb. 17 Al-Jazeera report, a man named after Adolf Hitler is running for political office (http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2013/02/201321595742307647.html) in Meghalaya, India. Adolf lu Hitler R Marak is reportedly running for state assembly (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/19/adolf-hitler-runs-office-india-frankenstein_n_2717212.html) on Saturday.
Via: HuffingtonPost