A Scots manager at a popular bar and restaurant stole more than 19,000 from the premises. James Killen, 36, stole the cash from Lebowski's in Glasgow's Finneston between October 22 and 30, 2018.
04.11.2022 - 17:51 / dailyrecord.co.uk
A swan has brought traffic in Glasgow to a standstill after escaping from a nearby canal and refusing to budge from the middle of the road.
The huge avian wandered onto Maryhill Road from the nearby Forth and Clyde Canal at lunchtime on Friday November 4, to the amusement of locals and the frustration of motorists, who found their route blocked. The stubborn bird refused to move for vehicles, with pictures showing the efforts to budge the bird.
It even stopped to groom itself and check out a local McDonalds, until two men tried to encourage it away with a trail of bread. In scenes reminiscent of 2007 comedy action flick Hot Fuzz, a police officer then arrived on scene and took up breadcrumb duties, luring the creature off of the road.
Safely away from the road, the feathery menace was lifted into the waiting arms of an Scottish SPCA officer and has since been returned to its watery abode.
Eyewitness James Roberts, from Glasgow, said the swan "didn't have a care in the world" as it caused chaos.
He added: "He was waddling along very slowly. He wasn't scared of anyone or the traffic and didn't seem to notice he was holding up traffic.
"It was very funny. Two guys were pretty brave trying to coax him away from the road but he wasn't budging.
"He even stopped to groom himself and look at McDonalds. Eventually a brave police officer walked him up another road to a canal.
"He was a very large bird, I was not going to approach him."
Thursday's incident is the second time in weeks that a swan has halted cars in Glasgow. On October 13, motorists travelling along the M8 on the Kingston Bridge were halted by an equally headstrong feathered friend who refused to budge for high-speed traffic.
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A Scots manager at a popular bar and restaurant stole more than 19,000 from the premises. James Killen, 36, stole the cash from Lebowski's in Glasgow's Finneston between October 22 and 30, 2018.
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