(APRIL FOOLS)
Trowbridge entrepreneur has been arrested after having a bath in the town centre.
Police responded to reports of a Allan Lawrence naked in a tub full of bath bombs in Castle Street shortly before 7.30am this morning (Wednesday).
Officers were confronted with an unusual sight. Fearing the man was suffering a mental health crisis, they calmly encouraged him out of the bath.
But as onlookers shouted at him for blocking the busy road, he became agitated – throwing bath bombs around like a sweet-smelling chimp.
Numerous people were struck by the colourful products, sold by his business Lawrence Luxuries. However, the victims decided not to press charges because they loved the scent.
Lawrence remains in custody, held on suspicion of outraging public decency. No strip search was required because he was already naked.
One witness, Moira Suds, told Wiltshire 999s: “I thought it was some kind of art installation at first — then I realised he was actually having a soak. The smell was lovely, to be fair.”
Another bystander, Sue D. Foam, added: “Traffic was completely backed up. You don’t expect to see someone relaxing in a bath during the morning rush hour.”
Meanwhile, Latherin’ Smith said: “I’ve lived here all my life and I’ve some weird stuff, but never anything like this. Only in Trowvegus.”
