Supermarket thief caught with pants down

A MAN accused of trying to rob a supermarket in Portugal got stuck for 11 hours with his trousers down after they slipped off as he attempted to get free.

Shop owner Antonio Oliveira arrived at work to find the unnamed 22-year-old lodged in the gap with his legs and bottom facing the street, Sky News reports.

Oliveira said: "He lost the support on the inside and also on the outside because he could hardly touch the floor with the tips of his toes.

"He had his bottom out, it really was a bad day for him."

An Almancil resident added: "Half in, half out, the poor guy wanted to move and couldn't, and without trousers. The things people do."

The man was later arrested by the police.

The Daily Telegraph Sydney. November 21, 2009