'Plant'-ed evidence: Police say garden thief has been caught on video
The woman caught on CCTV is suspected of several plant thefts, say authorities
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Police in Kent, in England, say that a woman who has been stealing plants from gardens may have been caught on camera.
CCTV footage captured a woman entering a front patio through a gate at 3:30 a.m. local time, and then proceed to snoop through various potted plants, said British news agency SWNS.
The video is the latest clue in a series of reported garden thefts, said the police.
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In the video, a woman wearing a backpack is seen coming up to the garden with a flashlight, said SWNS.
After inspecting the fence, she enters through a gate before making several attempts to grab a shrub.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The woman then puts something in her pocket and is seen rifling through another potted plant before leaving, said SWNS.
A still image of the alleged plant thief was caught on CCTV. (SWNS)
Karon March, owner of the property that is shown in the video, was angry at how bold the woman on the film was during the incident.
"It's very strange, and she's very brazen," March told SWNS. "She's just so carefree. When my security light goes on, it doesn't deter her at all."
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March initially did not notice anything had been taken from the yard, but was tipped off after her gate was left open, reported SWNS.
When her husband inspected the CCTV video, he found footage of the woman wandering onto their property.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The purported plant pilferer attempted to snatch potted plants at 3:30 a.m. (SWNS)
"Leaving for work, we noticed that our front gate was wide open, and my husband then looked and saw we had actually had plants stolen from our garden, too," she said.
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The March residence was not the only one in the neighborhood to experience plant theft. Police in Kent said that thefts were reported on May 10, May 15 and May 23, with the first two thefts occurring at the same house.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Jan Samson, the victim of the first two plant thefts, said that the thief took a box of flowers one night and five fuchsia plants on another, SWNS said.
Police are investigating the reported thefts but have not yet made an arrest. (SWNS)
"I couldn't understand how people could be so stupid — I was absolutely livid," she told SWNS.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"It’s such a silly thing to do — it's bizarre, especially as all of them were at around 3:30 a.m., which is such a funny time in the morning," said Samson.
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Police have not yet made an arrest in the case, but said that "inquiries are ongoing."