Chainsaws, school PE kits and 100 litres of fuel were among the bizarre items stolen from Sheffield Council property in the past two years.

Data obtained through The Star’s Your Right To Know campaign has revealed a vast array of objects pilfered by thieves from council offices, depots and even schools – worth thousands of pounds.

Reported by the Sheffield Star. You can read the full story here. 

Matthew Burgess
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I am a journalist and author. I am a journalist at the UK edition of WIRED magazine. In 2015, my first book Freedom of Information: A Practical Guide for UK Journalists, was published. My second book Reed Hastings: Building Netflix, was published in March 2020. I created FOI Directory in 2012 and have maintained it in my spare time ever since.