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Croatian thieves fear Chuck Norris' reprisals

Chuck Norris can scare thieves when he’s in a different hemisphere.

A Croatian bakery has seen off burglars by placing a life-sized photo of martial arts expert Chuck Norris in the shop window. The shop in the town of Split had been broken into almost every week until they put up the poster of the legendarily tough actor with a sign saying: “This shop is under the protection of Chuck Norris.”

Now, according to Ananova.com, the bakery hasn’t had a single burglary for more than a month.

Sales assistant Mirna Kovac said: “To be honest we just started it as a joke but it really has worked. Thieves haven’t been anywhere near us for ages. People seem to respect him. Everyone around here has seen his films and he’s quite a popular character, perhaps even among criminals, so they’ve decided to leave us alone.”

She added though: “We have had a few customers come in and ask us whether they can get Chuck’s autograph. They really believe he is sitting in our storeroom out the back ready to pounce on any burglars.”

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Ruth Mitchell .