Is this an early front-runner for 'Best News Story Of 2012'?

[sp1814]

http://www.metro.co.u...r-cctv-burglar-bungle

[joggerjayne]

Sussex?

Oh, great.

[sunny-dave]

brilliant - best laugh of day so far :+)

[boxtops]

LOL!

I remember in 1963 the announcement being made that Please Please Me would be the record of the year - and thinking how can that be, it's only February?!

[ludwig]

It's good job they found out when they did, otherwise he might have ended up rolling sround in the street beating himself over the head with his own truncheon.

'take that you lowlife!'
'ouch stop it you b*stard! Police brutality!'
'Come quietly then!'
'you'll never take me alive copper!'

..and so on and so forth.

[ludwig]

Actually I know what this is - it's a good way to improve the crime clearup rates, if they arrest themselves.

'I observed myself loitering in a suspicious manner, and when I questioned myself, I said to myself (consults notebook) 'F8ck off PC plod', and punched myself in the face. I escorted myself to the station, and made a full confession'

[sp1814]

ludwig

It's all very 'Monty Python'.

[rowanwitch]

Makes a change its normally the young policement being followed in a certain part of Sussex

[sp1814]

rowanwitch

Eh???

[rowanwitch]

Brighton... young policemen ... oh never mind JJ explain will you

[sp1814]

rowanwitch - gotcha!

[pdust]

haha brilliant!