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is obviously a quick and easy way for the police to give their low level
work a bit of publicity but I couldn’t help but think that this effort was
scraping the barrel somewhat, as indeed is this comment.
But the hammer they found alongside the railway line is exactly the same as I
have seen Network Rail workers use to bash in those spring clips that keep the rails in place.
It is most unlikely to be in any way connected to crime and rather than destroy
it - how? - they would be better off returning it to the railway authorities or
even letting a charity shop raise a pound or two.
Unless of course they think that shops should not sell hammers, in which case
stand by for a raid on B&Q and Wickes or my garage any day now.