Police Arrest 19 Suspects Using A ‘Free Beer’ Trap

To catch a rabbit, try a carrot. Mice? Cheese. For man, it turns out beer works best. And the promise of a free case of brew led to substantially less freedom for 19 elusive British suspects.

An undercover operation led by the Derbyshire Constabulary offered a sudsy special to suspected criminals who had slipped through officers’ hands. The police department, under the guise of a marketing company, sent fake letters to dozens of suspects explaining that they’d won a free case of beer. (Really, how could such an offer be passed up?)     More Read