UK News 01-04-2005 who: Expatriate Andrew Pritchard what: Witnesses "robbery" broadcast from Exmouth via webcam where: New South Wales, Australia when: This week snippet: The 52 year-old was watching a view of the Devon beach-front when he thought he saw two people committing a break-in. He used a web broswer to find the number of the local police, then continued watching as a patrol car drew up. Unfortunately, it transpired that the criminals were in fact a couple having an argument, but, says the BBC, "the police praised Mr Pritchard for his actions". In other news of crime on camera, an unnamed Gloucestershire man faces up to two years in jail after his wife caught him secretly filming her in the bath. [... more]

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