A Word Of Warning,

if a stranger in South East london approaches you,

 and offers to sell you a sloth on a stick or a monkey wearing a top hat, be careful, they could be stolen and you could be stuffed!

a couple of weeks ago there was a breakin at a south London taxidermy warehouse, so by now the items might start being offered for sale, the break in occurred on the evening of 1 March, at about 7:20pm, the Metropolitan Police said, it is believed the thieves arrived in a Luton van with a grey cab and white body, using axle grinders to break in, they then made off with 18 stuffed animals, Detective Constable Edward Bird said: 'this was not a random crime, the burglars had came prepared and well equipped, this was a criminal enterprise and these thieves need to be stopped before they commit further crimes, the items they stole are of high value and are very distinctive, I am appealing for anyone with information to contact police, in particular I would ask anyone who deals in such animals to be on the look-out and contact police immediately if you are offered any of the stolen items',

anyone with information is asked to call police on 101. Please quote reference 304644/16.

You can also call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 if you do not want to give your name.

I have to say it is a bit beyond me why anyone would want a stuffed monkey in a hat looking at them in their living room, but there it is.