A failed bid to snatch tobacco from a Bristol shop got a man arrested nearby. Despite trying to steal the tobacco from over the counter he only got away with some scratchcards and juice and is now heading to jail.
Alexander Densley walked into the Tesco on Cheltenham Road, Bristol, and asked for tobacco and a lighter. Bristol Crown Court heard when the manager went to pass tobacco over Deneley tried to snatch it and grabbed the manager's shirt, but was thwarted.
He then helped himself to the scratchcards and a bottle of orange juice and left. The court heard police picked him up close by.
