Bhupendra Patel, aged 42, was sentenced by magistrates in Manchester earlier in 2010 to do 120 hours of unpaid work. The probation service found him work at the Sue Ryder Care store, a charity shop that supports a nearby hospice for the terminally ill. Upon arriving for work, Patel asked the manager about CCTV coverage. He later stole goods worth £539, which he took away in a taxi. The goods have not been found.
The case was brought before magistrates in Manchester where he was sentenced to four months imprisonment, suspended for 18 months. He walked out of the court a free man. Terrific!
Boadicea's Chariot 
Another one who should have been released (with or without charge) somewhere over Waziristan.
Absolutely right!