Teenager shoplifting in costume store forced to hold a sign out the front saying he got caught (while in costume, of course) [PHOTO]

So the teenager agreed to spend six hours over two days in front of the store, in costume, holding a sign that reads: 'I got caught shoplifting at Halloween Express.'

Mr Perry said he came up with the unorthodox punishment because he didn't want the shoplifter to have a criminal record.

He said: 'It could mess the rest of his life up - 18 years old, you go to get another job and it shows that you've been caught shoplifting. Nobody wants to have someone working for them who has a criminal background.'