Thieves take former cop's car in Orpington then steal his son's weeks later - News Shopper
A former policeman from Orpington is warning residents after his car was stolen – then his son’s was taken just weeks later. Paul Baker, 66, was a police officer for more than 20 years and served on the burglary squad covering Lewisham before retiring in 1998. He woke up in his home along Nicholson Drive last month and realised he had been burgled overnight. Thieves had taken his brand new blue Honda CRV, costing around £30,000, along with his wife’s car keys, their house keys and his wallet. “They had two laptops inside but they just took the car. They wanted that car as it has a six month waiting list. He claims after speaking to residents there has been a ‘spate’ of car thefts. He said: “There were three last week, everyone I’ve spoken to seems to know someone who’s had a car stolen, there’s a spate of them. Paul Baker and his car which was returned. [quote][p][bold]russpb1967[/bold] wrote: Paul Baker, 66, was a police officer for more than 20 years and served on the burglary squad covering Lewisham before retiring in 1998. Must be nice to have a job that allows you to retire on a full pension... I know the bloke and to be fair would you want to retire aged 50 registered disabled, not able to walk properly after having served your country and then community to be crippled. Source: www.newsshopper.co.uk
