Key takeaways:
- 32-year-old Joby Pool pleaded guilty to theft and criminal damage after stealing nearly 200,000 chocolate Easter eggs from an industrial park in Telford, England.
- Pool used a metal grinder to break through a gate and a stolen semi truck to tow away a trailer loaded with Cadbury Creme Eggs and other chocolate goods worth more than £31,000 ($38,000).
- The stolen goods are estimated to be worth around £40,000 ($48,000). It is unclear what sentence Pool will face for his crimes.
A 32-year-old man has pleaded guilty to theft and criminal damage after stealing nearly 200,000 chocolate Easter eggs from an industrial park in Telford, England.
Joby Pool used a metal grinder to break through a gate at the industrial park on Saturday, then used a stolen semi truck to tow away a trailer loaded with Cadbury Creme Eggs and other chocolate goods worth more than 31,000 pounds ($38,000).
West Mercia Police said in a statement that Pool pleaded guilty in court on Tuesday.
The stolen goods included tens of thousands of Cadbury Creme Eggs, a cult British chocolate egg with a white and yellow soft fondant center.
Police have dubbed the theft an “eggs-travagent” crime.
The stolen goods are estimated to be worth around £40,000 ($48,000). It is unclear what sentence Pool will face for his crimes.
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