Thieves break-in to New Zealand prison - steal plasma TV- still on the run

[underpants]

WELLINGTON — A New Zealand prison suffered a reversal of the norm when it became the victim of a break-in.

Police said Saturday that thieves had broken into the prison at New Plymouth, on the west coast of the North Island, just before midnight and stolen a large plasma television.

"If any members of the public saw anyone carrying a big TV at that time of night, or heard or saw anything in the area of the prison, let police know," Sergeant Thomas McIntyre said.

The New Plymouth Prison is the oldest operating jail in New Zealand, having been in continuous use since the 1860s when it was converted from an army hospital.

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[dimbear]

1. Suspect #1 should be the Beagle Boys.

They used to break into jail on a regular basis.

[KamaAina]

2. Prisons in NZ have plasma tellies?

:wow:

[snooper2]

3. You have to have your priorities...

Plasma tv for the inmates, or new locks on the doors :rofl:

[madinmaryland]

4. Hmmm. Sounds like an inside job to me!

[kentauros]

5. Or a down-under job

:P