No wonder the jails are full

[Mark]

Just got this from Thames Valley Police:

At approx. 5.15 pm on 15 December, a young female knocked on a door at ******* ********** in Kennet Road and asked for a tissue as she was having a nosebleed. As the resident went to get a tissue, she saw a young boy crawling around on the floor. She shouted at them and they ran off but afterwards found that a purse had been stolen. Description of female is white, 15 yrs, 5' tall, mousey hair just below the ears and she was wearing a dress with no coat.

15 year olds (and younger by the sounds of things) committing burglaries? Don't get me wrong, I knew it happened, but that's a bit too close to home for my liking. I haven't had any carol singers around yet, but if I do, the door will be going on the chain when I go to find a contribution.