POLICE have captured the man who stole a urinal from a Southampton pub.

The 42-year-old handed himself into police after the story of the theft was reported in the Daily Echo.

The man was captured on CCTV walking into the gentleman's toilets at the Royal Oak pub in the city centre after casually enjoying half a pint at the bar.

He spent 40 minutes removing the urinal from the toilets before slipping it into his backpack and walking out of the pub.

However, pictures from the theft which showed the man walking out of the pub were printed in the Daily Echo and run on our website.

It has led to the man handing himself into police in Salisbury yesterday afternoon.

He was questioned and cautioned for the theft and no further action will be taken, said police this morning.

The man, who has not been named but who is from the Bishop's Down area of Salisbury, also handed in the urinal to the police, which they intend to return to the pub.

When questioned he told officers how he had taken the urinal "as a sort of souvenir".

A Hampshire police spokesman said: "We can confirm that a man has handed himself into police in connection with the theft of the urinal from the Royal oak pub.

"He was questioned by officers and it was decided the best course of action was to caution the man.

"The urinal was also handed back into police."

Landlord of the Houndwell Place Alan Dreja has now been reunited with the urinal. "It certainly flushed himout!" After the pictures went everywhere I don't think he could have hidden much longer."