Those people are steeped in bling. Check it out:<\/p>\n
Fearing the appearance of their well appointed properties on the Web site would attract criminals scouting for burglary targets, villagers in Broughton, north of London, summoned the police after spotting the car.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
The car being the Goolge Camera Car that puts the street level view on Google Maps.<\/p>\n
“I was upstairs when I spotted the camera car driving down the lane,” resident Paul Jacobs told The Times of London.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
“The lane.” That makes me laugh.<\/p>\n
\n“My immediate reaction was anger: How dare anyone take a photograph of my home without my consent? I ran outside to flag the car down and told the driver he was not only invading our privacy but also facilitating crime.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
A crime?<\/p>\n
“This is an affluent area. We’ve already had three burglaries locally in the past six weeks. If our houses are plastered all over Google it’s an invitation for more criminals to strike. I was determined to make a stand, so I called the police.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Ah. The crime. The crime of having no dough.<\/p>\n
Details<\/a>.<\/p>\n
Hat Tip: Bioephemera<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Those people are steeped in bling. Check it out: Fearing the appearance of their well appointed properties on the Web site would attract criminals scouting for burglary targets, villagers in Broughton, north of London, summoned the police after spotting the car. The car being the Goolge Camera Car that puts the street level view on … Continue reading Burglars: Want good stuff? Just go to Broughton, Enlgand.<\/span>