The unnamed Police Officer was on beat patrol with a male colleague in December 2009 when they were approached by Norris Cole who advised the officers that the ladders which Graeme Proctor had been using on his window-cleaning round were stolen, and were in fact the property of Weatherfield Council. A sarcastic Norris was however sternly reprimanded when Graeme produced a receipt for the property with the officer reminding him of the penalties for making false accusations and the seriousness of wasting police time.