More than 50 police officers swarmed on a 12-year-old boy accused of stealing a £10 note which was hanging out of a cashpoint.The army of officers was called after a row broke out when a woman, 27, accused Pascoe Petgrave of stealing the tenner from an HSBC bank machine in Thornton Heath, south London.Pascoe, who stands at just 4ft 7in, said he had been given his mum's bank card to withdraw money when he spotted the note - but the woman who had been nearby claimed it belonged to her. A Croydon police spokesman confirmed they were investigating an allegation of theft of £10. When asked why 50 officers had been present, she added: 'Police attended the scene and during the course of investigating the matter, a large crowd had gathered. Elements of this crowd were hostile to police activity which resulted in a call for further assistance being made. That was answered by other colleagues, who subsequently attended.'
No shit, you think people are gonna wonder wtf is going on when you pound down a 12 year old kid with so many officers?
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Yet another demonstration of wasting tax payers money ... but then again ... you'd be amazed at the amount of 12 year olds who carry knives in this country now ... so you never can tell :(
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