Christmas tree thief caught after leaving pine needle trail

A Christmas tree thief in the UK has been caught after he left a trail of pine needles up to his garden.

A Christmas tree thief in the UK has been caught after leaving a trail of pine needles.

Police officers in West Yorkshire discovered the robber's whereabouts by following the line of pine needles for half a mile up to his garden.

The trees were taken from Park House Nurseries, and boss John Dacre was grateful the so-called low drop trees shed plenty of needles.

He said: "I called the police, they were here within minutes and we found this trail of pine needles. The funny thing is that they were supposed to be low needle drop trees which don't shed so easily, but

thankfully they dropped enough for us to follow.

"All the time I was thinking the trail would end, but while the needles got less and less, it just carried on. The police were brilliant."