Burglar scared off by man dressed as Thor after New Year party




A construction firm manager returning from New Year's Eve fancy dress party scared off a burglar by charging at him dressed as the Norse god Thor.
Six-foot tall Torvald Alexander, 38, was wearing a red cape and the thunder god's silver-winged helmet when he spotted the raider in his front room rifling through a desk.

Mr Alexander, who runs building firm Alexander & Summers in Edinburgh, Scotland, said the burglar threw himself out of a first floor window of his £350,000 home in the Inverleith area of the city after being caught red handed.

Mr Alexander said: "As soon as he saw me his eyes went wide with terror.

"He looked like he had had a few drinks and decided to do a late night break in, but he hadn't counted on the God of Thunder living here."

He added: "I had just got back from a fancy dress New Year's party and because I have a Norwegian name I decided to go as Thor.

"It took ages making the cape, helmet and breast plate, and I must admit it was a bit chilly walking home, but when I saw that guy I just went mad and charged at him, my cape flying behind me.

"I think if I had had Thor's hammer with me I might have scared him to death."

Norse legend Thor has a magical hammer, called Mjolnir, which returns to him after knocking out his enemies foe magically returns to the superhero. It can also throw lightning bolts at enemies.

Mr Alexander said that the burglar had not managed to steal anything, but had left his shoes at the scene.

He said: "He had obviously taken off his shoes to creep about in silence, but when he saw me he just jumped out of the window in his socks.

"It will make him think again before breaking into other people's homes. Hopefully it's taught him a lesson."

Mr Alexander said he was contacting police and was going to hand over the burglar's shoes in the hope police can trace him.

That's way to good. I need me'a red cape. Well I'm sure glad it worked out the way it did and Mr. Alexander wasn't hurt or anything.

Aw I know the fear in the bugler was due to with just a little bit more than just the cape! But it does make you feel powerful though! Go on... just hold your arms out and pretend... feel it? Yeah you do!

That is awesome!! Good for Thor up there^^!

And yeah, seriously, that was not a sober burglar.

Reminds me an old joke:

A burglar enters to an apartment and whil he searches around with a flashlight he hears a voice saying "Jesus is watching". The man, loaded with guilt, dares to ask "Who goes there?" "I'm Moses, Jesus is watching". The burglar lights a cage with a parrot inside, in the cage is carved Moses "Jesus is watching" says once again the parrot and the man starts to laugh and notices another sound. He lights to a corner of the living room to see the biggest blackest doberman he ever saw jumping to him and the last thing he saw was his plate. "Jesus"

Sweet! I'm going to have to send the article to a friend.