Ameobi in messy ‘burglary’
I just got sent this news story from the gaffer at work by email, and for some reason thought about “Dave from Newcastle” 
(Fans of I’m on Setanta Sports will understand)
Newcastle United striker Shola Ameobi called the police to report a burglary at his home before realising it was just very messy.
The 27-year-old thought thieves had broken in to his £500,000 house in the city’s Jesmond district.
He phoned police and detailed several items that were missing. A police source told the Daily Mirror: “We were told thieves had taken a number of things, the most important one being the chequebook.
“Given what soccer stars earn, that was obviously a matter of great concern.”
However, Ameobi subsequently admitted his mistake and found the ‘stolen’ items amid household clutter.
“We got a call back saying nothing was missing after all,” said the source. “Perhaps he had had a party and the place just looked as if it had been burgled.”
A police spokesman confirmed: “We received a report of a theft from a house in Jesmond but it appears to have been a genuine misunderstanding.”
Ameobi, who has been a Newcastle player since 2000, has scored three goals in 14 Premier League games this season.
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Funny.
I thought that too
Can you imagine how 
He’d be ringing them back saying “Sorry, I’ve found the stuff! I’m just a scruffy fucker”
I would have loved to have heard the follow up phone call. Funny! My dad once called the police to report his car stolen from a parking lot but later after walking home had to call them back to say he had made a mistake and had been driving my mom’s car.