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CCTV Captures 'Sammy' the Snowman Snatched From Stoke-on-Trent Pub

Managers chose a playful social-media appeal over a police report.

Overview

  • The Potter in Longton released CCTV showing three people passing before one man in a green hat ran across King Street and grabbed the snowman around 10pm on Sunday, January 4.
  • Regulars at the pub built the snowman, which staff nicknamed Sammy, and placed it on a wall outside the venue.
  • Site manager Callum Chadwick said the theft was puzzling, confirmed the pub will not contact police, and doubted the culprit will be identified.
  • The pub’s Facebook post addressed the “snowman thief” with lines like “Bold move” and drew a wave of jokey comments referencing Frozen and other puns.
  • As of the latest reports, the snowman has not been returned and no one has come forward.