Coltrane! And Now That We’ve Got Your Attention…

Horrah for the the people of New Zealand, still blessed with a keen sense of ingenuity unspoiled by the super-litigious spirit of the UK and North America.

To alert Christchurch residents to a teen bicycle thief working the area, the police circulated a “Wanted” flier boasting a photograph of Cracker star Robbie Coltrane. As a story on the BBC Web site explains, quoting the circular:

“Robbie Coltrane is not the burglar but imagine him aged 16 with lank greasy hair and you have the picture.