We paid a visit to the newsagents on Poulton Road, Wallasey this morning.  On our way there we heard someone over the road shout, “Twat…!!”.

Our first thought was, is this someone from Wirral Council who’s recognised us?  But no, looking up we saw a blonde kid across the road, sprinting back up the street, the way we’d came.  Then came the screech of tyres as a police car pulled up a few yards away to intercept him.

This suspect was fast and disappeared into the front garden of one of the detached houses, leapt over the fence and was then into the back garden, out of sight, and making his escape.  The chasing police officer was left standing.

We then continued to the shop.  Whilst in the shop we noticed how the air was filling with sirens …which got louder and louder as they approached.

Five minutes later, we…