Alleged Petts Wood car thieves ran into Bromley police station in 'none too bright' escape bid
12:45pm Tuesday 27th November 2012 in News By Heloise Wood
TWO alleged car thieves have been arrested after running into Bromley police station whilst trying to escape officers who were chasing them.
Police spotted a car which had earlier been reported stolen from Petts Wood on Friday evening, being driven in Mottingham at around 2.45am on Saturday.
The vehicle failed to stop for police and was pursued into the Bromley South area where it turned into an unnamed dead-end slip road which leads to Waitrose by Bromley police station.
In an attempt to flee from officers, the occupants got out the car and ran into the station's front office where they were immediately arrested.
A 17-year-old boy from Mottingham and a 14-year-old boy from Lewisham have been charged with theft of a motor vehicle and various driving offences.
They have been bailed and are due to appear at Bromley Youth Court on December 4.
On Monday morning Bromley police’s Twitter feed posted a message about the incident on the social networking site, using the hashtag “nonetoobright”, which was retweeted 52 times.
Comments(17)
madras
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2:05pm Tue 27 Nov 12
Marty1979
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2:07pm Tue 27 Nov 12
But I expect they'll claim they were "fitted up"
Lord Erastus Theobald Piggott
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2:16pm Tue 27 Nov 12
plasticfantastic
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2:56pm Tue 27 Nov 12
Lord Erastus Theobald Piggott
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3:31pm Tue 27 Nov 12
plasticfantastic wrote:Two words back this story up:
There must be more to this story. Can anyone really be that stupid. It has big letters METROPOLITAN POLICE outside!!!
1. Mottingham
2. Lewisham
'Dyslexia' is quite common and sociably acceptable in the youth of both areas.
I blame the parents.
Marty1979
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3:54pm Tue 27 Nov 12
"Don't do it again"
Lord Erastus Theobald Piggott
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4:18pm Tue 27 Nov 12
Marty1979 wrote:Exactly.
But when it goes to court, what will happen?
"Don't do it again"
Tip-Top
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4:40pm Tue 27 Nov 12
From their prospective, it could have been a double bluff, in that they thought that hiding in the building may have made the officers think they may have ran past….hoping that the officers thought “no-way they would have ran in there” (this is on the premise that the officers giving chase, were not that close behind them….and that I don’t know where Waitrose and the Police station is)!
Gypo.Joe
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5:08pm Tue 27 Nov 12
Lord Erastus Theobald Piggott
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5:58pm Tue 27 Nov 12
Gypo.Joe wrote:Yes. It's elementary, Joe.
Obviously a sat nav malfunction my dear Watson.
Gypo.Joe
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6:05pm Tue 27 Nov 12
Lord Erastus Theobald Piggott
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6:25pm Tue 27 Nov 12
Gypo.Joe wrote:We know our times tables, Joe.
Well it is to us Lord Piggott. Old skool like innit. Proper geezers.
For instance: If a church roof has 300 lead tiles on the stretch and 40 on the drop, how much would they make once they are melted down at today's scrap.
It's basic stuff, ain't it, boi?
Have your say
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10:12pm Tue 27 Nov 12
Tip-Top
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8:35am Wed 28 Nov 12
Have your say wrote:Ask that "outandabout"...she seems to know a few things about me!
Tip-top what planet you from??
......re my comment, I'm a nutter, simple as, but having spoken with a few OB in the past, they are pretty dense.....like most professions, you do get the odd few that let everyone else down, but the local constabulary seem to have more than their fair share in that department.
PaulErith
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3:00pm Wed 28 Nov 12
Marty1979
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3:27pm Thu 29 Nov 12
Must be someone else's fault
madras says...
2:05pm Tue 27 Nov 12