Art Teacher Sketches Her Own Mugger
07/31/09 - In The Name Of Art
“A 71-year-old retired art teacher, Jill Smith, used her sketching skills to help catch a thief who stole her handbag. Mrs Smith was quick to identify drug addict Lloyd Talbot grabbed her handbag in a DIY store car park. The grandmother was asked by police to describe the thief – but she did better than that by penning a remarkable likeness from memory. Talbot, a convicted criminal, was identified by police officers who saw the sketch, and was handed a suspended jail sentence at Gateshead Magistrates’ Court on Monday. Mrs Smith, who lives in Derwentside, County Durham, said: “He picked on the wrong person. It was hard luck on him really.” w/ photos
