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A pair of drunken burglars stole police equipment including stab vests and the key to a patrol car, when officers didn't lock the door to their station.
Shane Bowkett, 22, and Matthew Goodchild, 21 helped themselves to the items from the station in Newent, Gloucestershire after a visit to a local pub.
They had initially gone to the station because they though a family member might have been arrested (as you do) but found the door to the station unlocked.
Doing what any self respecting low-life would do they grabbed the stuff and made a run for it, ignoring the fact that if there is one crime police are likely to solve, it is one against them.
The pair were unsurprisingly caught and appeared in Gloucester magistrates court where they both admitted burglary and were each given a 12 month conditional discharge.
Gloucestershire police said the door was not locked because of a fault with the lock, it has since been fixed.
A spokesman said: "It is important that police stations throughout the county are accessible by members of the public and that during periods when the station is not manned."
There is accessible and there is 'accessible'.
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