UEFS 2011/2

TEXTO:

William Ellis Green, 82, was making his breakfast

when he heard somebody in his garden. “I went out the

back door, and suddenly I saw this guy running toward

me. He pushed me out of the way and took my bicycle

5 from the garden shed.” Mr. Green did not resist, as he

knew he would end up second-best in a fight with the

intruder. The burglar tried to cycle away, but the tires on

the bike were flat, making it difficult to ride. “He kept

falling off the bicycle,” said Mr. Green, “at least three or

10 four times.” After the man fled, Mr. Green called the local

police.

When they arrived, officers asked him to describe

the man, but instead he offered to draw them a picture.

“When Mr. Green started drawing,” said one of the police

15 officers, “I knew right away who the burglar was.” Actually,

Mr. Green had worked for more than 20 years in daily

newspapers doing caricatures of Australian soccer

players. “I had no difficulty in remembering the man’s

face because he was so close to me,” he said.

20 Police cruised the neighborhood in a patrol car with

the sketch in search of the alleged burglar and found

him within half an hour. “The cartoon was a perfect

likeness of the burglar,” said another police officer.

The police believe that this is the first time they

25 have ever caught a suspect by using a cartoon sketch.

Phil Rushford, a senior police officer, said that in the

past some victims had used their cell phones to take

photographs at crime scenes, but they had not been as

effective.

30 A 34-year-old man is expected to be charged with

theft, burglary, and assault. The missing bike was later

found on a nearby street.

OXENDEN, Clive; LATHAM-KOENIG, Christina American English File, MultiPack 4A, 2010. p.51