Over 6,000 tins of baked beans stolen from lorry as driver slept
A shortage of baked beans could soon be a problem in the West Midlands after thousands of tins were stolen from the back of a lorry. Members of the public have been warned to look out for anyone trying to sell large quantities of Heinz baked beans in ‘suspicious circumstances’.
A total of 6,400 tins of beans with sausages were taken from a Scania lorry parked in a Worcestershire layby as the driver slept in his cab. ‘Thieves cut a large hole in the curtain-sided articulated lorry parked in a rural layby on the A441 at Cookhill, near Redditch,’ West Mercia police said in a statement. ‘The layby is situated about half a mile from the M42 and the theft happened between 8.45pm Monday and 5.30am yesterday.’
A spokesperson said an entire pallet and part of a second pallet were stolen from the lorry. Anyone with information has been urged to call police on 101 or alternatively, the anonymous Crimestoppers charity on 0800 555 111.
source: www.metro.co.uk
shortage – hiány (pl. áru)
baked beans – paradicsomszószos bab
lorry – teherautó
quantity – mennyiség
suspicious circumstances – gyanús körülmények
layby – útmenti pihenőhely
curtain-sided – ponyvás
rural – vidéki
situated – elterül, elhelyezkedik
entire – egész, teljes
pallet – raklap
to urge someone to do something – biztat, ösztönöz valakit valamire
alternatively – vagylagosan, alternatívaként
anonymous – névtelen
Match the synonyms.
1) truck | a) to persuade |
2) to urge | b) whole |
3) entire | c) situated |
4) or | d) lorry |
5) shortage | e) alternatively |
6) located | f) lack |
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