Cricket Ball Theft

Lorretta Cole was detained and held in a police station for five hours after she decided not to give back a cricket ball. This cricket ball belonged to her neighbours, as their kids were playing cricket with it. It repeatedly fell in her yard, and she claims that it even damaged her car. Although the police have told her three times to give back the ball or she would be arrested for theft, she still refused to hand it over. She then was arrested, and at the police station her picture, DNA swab and her fingerprints were taken.


Own opinion:
I think this goes a little far. From both sides. The boys who were playing cricket should have found another place to play this game, and Miss Cole should have returned the 3.99 quid ball when the dad asked for it. The police went too far in detaining Lorretta Cole for five hours and taking her DNA swap and picture and fingerprints. What I think the should have happened was that Miss Cole got money for the damage done to her car, and that the boys should have found another place to play cricket.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/7881221/Mother-arrested-after-stealing-ball.html