Brazen thief walks out of busy supermarket with trolley full of plants

A THIEF has been branded blooming cheeky after brazenly stealing a trolley load of plants from a supermarket.

The yob, wearing a green puffer jacket with his hood up, nicked the entire display from Home Bargains in Burnley, Lancs.

Cops posted a snap of him pulling the trolley stacked with planters, hanging baskets and flowers along a street in a bid to identify him.

The post sparked dozens of funny comments on Facebook.

Matt Kayley said: "He's called Bill, possibly Ben."

Lisa Higson said: "Oh my 'bleeding heart' I hope he wore his 'marigolds' to do the crime.

I hope his mother 'Iris' hits him where it hurts with her 'foxglove.'”

Ryan Mahou posted: "Nicking bedding plants. That's got to be an all-time low, who was he planning on selling them onto?"

Majad Ashfaq quipped: "Coppers need to get to the root of this."

Paul Cookson added: "A job for special branch".

Neil Munro said: "Defo Harry Potter", and Gillys Barbers joked: "He's a pot head, leave him be."