Excuses, Excuses

I love the story of the Suffolk policeman caught (and now found guilty of) kerb-crawling. Mainly because the excuses he gave are so brilliant…

When questioned, Daniel told officers he initially went into Ipswich to fill his car with diesel, before going to look for potential properties to buy in the red light district.

He claimed he was approached by Ms Drewry and decided to ask her to help him find a burger van as he was feeling hungry.

Daniel, who previously worked in the vice squad in Islington, north London, denied soliciting the prostitute and said it would be against his “moral beliefs” to do so.

All followed by the phrase “Aye, riiight…“