Man convicted on Valentine's Day of stealing 200,000 Cadbury Creme Eggs over the weekend

Colombo (News 1st) - A British man was convicted on Valentine's Day of breaking into a Cadbury factory in the west of England last weekend and stealing 200,000 Chocolate Creme Eggs worth 40,000 pounds sterling.

Joby Pool, 32, was stopped by highway police in West Mercia. Pool had pulled over when he realized that police were following him and did not resist arrest.

West Mercia Police issued a string of humourous tweets to describe the incident.

"The eggs-travagant theft took place on Saturday 11 February with the chocolate collection box thought to be worth around 40,000 sterling. Along with the creme eggs, a number of other chocolate varieties were also stolen. Shortly after the theft, a vehicle, presumably purporting to be the Easter Bunny, was stopped northbound on the M42, and a 32-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of theft," police tweeted.

Pool had used a metal grinder in what was apparently a pre-planned theft and broken into a Cadbury facility at Stafford Park in Telford. He pleaded guilty in court to criminal damage and theft and is due to be sentenced next month.

The chocolate egg with a white and yellow soft fondant centre is a highly popular item at all times, but especially so around Valentine's Day and Easter.