End of career for thespian cop who drunkenly ate a sandwich in Tesco

A police officer who counted Dickensian thief Bill Sykes among his stage triumphs has been thrown out of the force for nicking a sandwich from Tesco. PC Samuel Perren, 34, gobbled the snack and threw the wrapper in a freezer, before walking out of the Woolwich store without paying for it. Perren, who has also played children’s favourite ‘Bungle’ in amateur productions of ‘Rainbow’ begged bosses not to sack him at a Metropolitan Police disciplinary hearing. ‘My partner left me….