A DRUNKEN man who walked out of a restaurant without paying was traced after showing off his tattoos.
Edward Allen, 32, of Berefield Way, Colchester, ate a two-course meal and drank vodka at a restaurant in Colchester - and left without paying.
He admitted the charge, and also stealing two bottles of cognac from Aldi, in Magdalen Street. He was fined £100 by Chelmsford magistrates.
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