'Thieves' Stealing Wheelie Bins From Backgardens Turn Out To Be COUNCIL Snoops Searching For Illegal Dustbins
'When wheelie bins began to go missing from outside their homes, residents wondered whether they should call the police. But when the thieves were unmasked, their identities proved to be something a shock. The two men responsible were council officers assigned to secretly snoop in back gardens. They were employed to find out which residents were using extra 'unauthorised' wheelie bins to dispose of their rubbish – and took those bins away if they considered them to be unlawful.'