By . Jaymi Mccann . PUBLISHED: . 15:03 EST, 17 June 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 01:22 EST, 18 June 2013 . A hapless thief who stole a £50 fish tank from a pet store was caught when he returned to the same shop to buy goldfish to put in it. Nigel Ball, 52, wrote his name and address on a form when he bought the goldfish from Pets at Home on Westgate Retail Park, Wakefield, West Yorks. Hapless: Nigel Ball stole a £50 fish tank but returned to the shop to buy the goldfish (stock image) Magistrates at Wakefield heard when staff asked what type of fish tank Ball pointed to an unusually shaped tank similar to the one he had stolen. Police were alerted and Ball was arrested. Prosecutor, Rory Byrne said Ball, of Wakefield, stole the hexagonal tank from the store just after 5pm on May 29 and carried it home for more than a mile. Theft: Staff at pets at Home in Wakefield became suspicious when the thief returned to the store . Mr Byrne said Ball told police: 'I wanted to buy some goldfish, but I had to fill out a form with my details on it. That’s what got me.' Store staff alerted police who found the stolen tank at Ball’s home in Walnut Avenue, . Ball admitted theft. Magistrates adjourned sentencing for reports.
Nigel Ball, 52, stole a £50 tank from Pets at Home .
But returned to the store to buy some fish for it .
He wrote his name and address on a form when he bought them .
By . Jaymi Mccann . PUBLISHED: . 15:03 EST, 17 June 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 01:22 EST, 18 June 2013 . A hapless thief who stole a £50 fish tank from a pet store was caught when he returned to the same shop to buy goldfish to put in it. Nigel Ball, 52, wrote his name and address on a form when he bought the goldfish from Pets at Home on Westgate Retail Park, Wakefield, West Yorks. Hapless: Nigel Ball stole a £50 fish tank but returned to the shop to buy the goldfish (stock image) Magistrates at Wakefield heard when staff asked what type of fish tank Ball pointed to an unusually shaped tank similar to the one he had stolen. Police were alerted and Ball was arrested. Prosecutor, Rory Byrne said Ball, of Wakefield, stole the hexagonal tank from the store just after 5pm on May 29 and carried it home for more than a mile. Theft: Staff at pets at Home in Wakefield became suspicious when the thief returned to the store . Mr Byrne said Ball told police: 'I wanted to buy some goldfish, but I had to fill out a form with my details on it. That’s what got me.' Store staff alerted police who found the stolen tank at Ball’s home in Walnut Avenue, . Ball admitted theft. Magistrates adjourned sentencing for reports.
Ball, 52, wrote his name and address on a form when he bought the goldfish from Pets at Home on Hapless: Nigel Ball stole a £50 fish tank but returned to the shop to buy the goldfish (stock