This Week in Bacon
There has been a string of bacon thefts this past week, reports Lancashire Telegraph. The cost of bacon has doubled in England since last year, and thieves have been targeting the product so that they can sell it at a lower price:
Sgt Phil Carter, of Burnley Police, said: “Heroin addicts steal it, along with items like coffee, because it is an easy commodity to sell and easy to conceal in a jacket.
“They often steal it to order and then sell it for half the price of what it is sold for in the shops.
“If a wrap of heroin costs around £10, they only need to sell a few packs of bacon to pay for it and they can steal that in one fell swoop.”
Now, stores are hiding their bacon packs behind the counter, and potential consumers must request assistance in order to purchase it. One shop owner even posted this sign on the store fridge: “Due to the fact that our bacon is so delicious the shoplifters can’t resist it! If you would like to try some please ask at the tills.”
You know times are tough when you are buying bacon packs (which likely were not properly refrigerated after the theft) on the street from drug addicts. Even worse, though, you know you are really addicted to heroin if you’re stealing bacon, and then selling it for a fix.
I guess you can’t have your bacon and eat it too.
