Shoplifter gives cop fake address - the cop's house

A German teenager caught shoplifting tried to dupe police by lying to them about where he lived. Sadly for him, he ended up in even more trouble... when the address he gave turned out to be the home of an investigating officer.

The 18-year-old from Achim, a town of 30,000 in northern Germany, admitted he had lied when the officer explained that the address belonged to him, said police in nearby Verden.

'It was complete coincidence,' said a police spokesman.

The thief gave that address because he'd once lived in the house. The policeman was the guy who moved in afterwards.'