This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It will not be checked again for changes.

You can find the current article at its original source at http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/leicestershire/5411406.stm

The article has changed 2 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.

Version 0 Version 1
Lost football leads to an arrest Lost football leads to an arrest
(1 day later)
A Derbyshire grandmother was arrested after being accused of stealing a £60 football which, it is claimed, landed in her back garden.A Derbyshire grandmother was arrested after being accused of stealing a £60 football which, it is claimed, landed in her back garden.
Angela Hickling, 56, from Heanor, was arrested on suspicion of theft over the lost ball.Angela Hickling, 56, from Heanor, was arrested on suspicion of theft over the lost ball.
Neighbour Christopher Salisbury had reported her to police, claiming his sons had kicked the into her garden and she refused to return it. Neighbour Christopher Salisbury had reported her to police, claiming his sons had kicked the ball into her garden and she refused to return it.
Derbyshire Police said it was looking into a complaint made by Mrs Hickling.Derbyshire Police said it was looking into a complaint made by Mrs Hickling.
The theft case has since been dropped by the Crown Prosecution Service.The theft case has since been dropped by the Crown Prosecution Service.
Mother-of-three Mrs Hickling told BBC News that, after police arrived at her home in August, she told officers she had looked for the ball but could not find it.Mother-of-three Mrs Hickling told BBC News that, after police arrived at her home in August, she told officers she had looked for the ball but could not find it.
'Nothing to suggest theft''Nothing to suggest theft'
Officers then searched her home and she was then taken into custody, where she underwent a 15-minute interview and had her fingerprints and DNA sample taken, she said.Officers then searched her home and she was then taken into custody, where she underwent a 15-minute interview and had her fingerprints and DNA sample taken, she said.
"It was just incredible, I just said to the police I've done nothing," she said."It was just incredible, I just said to the police I've done nothing," she said.
"I was taken in an unmarked police car to the divisional headquarters, subject to a photograph with a number on it, DNA, fingerprinting, everything, it's just untrue."I was taken in an unmarked police car to the divisional headquarters, subject to a photograph with a number on it, DNA, fingerprinting, everything, it's just untrue.
"Nothing came of it, there was nothing to suggest a theft of a football, I wouldn't ever touch a football.""Nothing came of it, there was nothing to suggest a theft of a football, I wouldn't ever touch a football."
'No grudge''No grudge'
Mr Salisbury said: "A match ball that's worth £60 was kicked over. We went around and they denied having it so we told police and that was it.Mr Salisbury said: "A match ball that's worth £60 was kicked over. We went around and they denied having it so we told police and that was it.
"We have got nothing against Mr and Mrs Hickling. We bear no grudge. We just wanted the ball back. The complaint is between them and the police.""We have got nothing against Mr and Mrs Hickling. We bear no grudge. We just wanted the ball back. The complaint is between them and the police."
The Crown Prosecution Service has said it is not pursuing the case.The Crown Prosecution Service has said it is not pursuing the case.
Derbyshire Police said that the complaint, by Mrs Hickling and her husband John, was being investigated and until that inquiry had been completed they would not comment further.Derbyshire Police said that the complaint, by Mrs Hickling and her husband John, was being investigated and until that inquiry had been completed they would not comment further.