Daily Telegraph May 07, 2009 02:02pm
A POSH bakery in Split, Croatia, has been broken into almost every week. But not since it brought in "protection".
The shop owners posted a life-sized photo of the toughest man in Hollywood, Chuck Norris, in the window.
The sign says: "This shop is under the protection of Chuck Norris."
Now the bakery hasn't had a single burglary for more than a month.
Sales assistant Mirna Kovac said: "To be honest we just started it as a joke but it really has worked. Thieves haven't been anywhere near us for ages. People seem to respect him."
"Everyone around here has seen his films and he's quite a popular character, perhaps even among criminals, so they've decided to leave us alone."
She added that the bakery has had a few customers come in and ask us whether they can get Norris's autograph.
"They really believe he is sitting in our storeroom out the back ready to pounce on any burglars," she said.
Chuck Norris Facts : Chuck Norris once ate a whole cake before his friends could tell him there was a stripper in it.
I always believed that sooner or latter someone would find a use for Chucky!
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Bakery's unique theft deterrent
Daily Telegraph May 07, 2009 02:02pm
A POSH bakery in Split, Croatia, has been broken into almost every week. But not since it brought in "protection".
The shop owners posted a life-sized photo of the toughest man in Hollywood, Chuck Norris, in the window.
The sign says: "This shop is under the protection of Chuck Norris."
Now the bakery hasn't had a single burglary for more than a month.
Sales assistant Mirna Kovac said: "To be honest we just started it as a joke but it really has worked. Thieves haven't been anywhere near us for ages. People seem to respect him."
"Everyone around here has seen his films and he's quite a popular character, perhaps even among criminals, so they've decided to leave us alone."
She added that the bakery has had a few customers come in and ask us whether they can get Norris's autograph.
"They really believe he is sitting in our storeroom out the back ready to pounce on any burglars," she said.
Chuck Norris Facts : Chuck Norris once ate a whole cake before his friends could tell him there was a stripper in it.
I always believed that sooner or latter someone would find a use for Chucky!
