How Many Policemen Does It Take...

to retrieve a football?

Ray Markham found out when he decided to make a stand against rogue footballs and refused to return one after it smashed a window:

The 68-year-old, who lives next to a policeman in Cubbington, said he was then arrested by four Warwickshire Police officers for theft of the ball... Mr Markham said: "If it hadn't been a policeman next door let's be honest, I wouldn't have had four policeman on my doorstep, I wouldn't have seen a policeman. They can't come out to burglaries, do you think they would've come out, four policeman to collect a ball?"

With the current World Cup fever gripping the UK and our brave boys doing their bit overseas it's surprising that Markham didn't find himself crucified in his front garden as a warning for others to be more reverent of out national sport. Or is that cricket? I forget.

BBC: Man arrested over ball in garden