7:20am Monday 6th September 2010
By Ian Mason
Two men have been caught using a curtain rail to “go fishing” for keys through a letterbox.
Police were called to Westover Road, Earlsfield, at 4.55am, last Saturday, after being told about two men acting suspiciously with a white bag and what appeared to be a fishing rod.
They were spotted approaching front doors of homes and, when officers arrived, were arrested outside one of the properties.
After being let into the home, police discovered a long curtain rail in the hallway which had been pushed through.
A police spokeswoman said: “Common law states that any implement used, such as the curtain pole in this instance, is an extension of the body, and as such if the implement has entered the property through the letter box, the person is seen as having entered.
“Don’t leave your house or car keys lying on a hall table, near the front door or anywhere where a criminal could ‘go fishing’.”
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