A couple of weeks ago, when he was in Brixworth with some friends, they foolishly decided to start a fire in a derelict building. Two farmers caught them and demanded their names and addresses. The next night we had a visit from a very decent police officer who came into our house and had a chat with us and Mike about what had happened. He said that we would need to bring Mike down to a police station in Northampton for a formal interview as what they had done was classed as arson.
Naturally we were shocked and upset (although Mike had confessed the evening it had happened) but the police officer was very understanding and said that it was unlikely that he would have to go to court or end up with a conviction for what he'd, very stupidly, done.
So, this afternoon after school I collected a very nervous Mike and we drove into Northampton. We were early which pleased the police officer and we were led to an interview room where Mike was asked to give his version of events. Everything was recorded on tape and it was just like a crime drama on television. I fervently hoped that I would never have to set foot in the place again.
After the interview the police officer said that he wanted Mike to write a letter of apology to the owner of the building and then he would arrange for the three lads to pay a visit to the Fire station in Brixworth to learn about the consequences of starting fires and what could have happened to them if things had got out of hand. This was something that we talked about in the interview as the police officer said that things could have turned nasty.
We left with a feeling of relief and as soon as we got home Mike wrote his letter of apology. Both Keith and I hope that's he's learned his lesson from this as we definitely don't want any more dealings with the law!
Naturally we were shocked and upset (although Mike had confessed the evening it had happened) but the police officer was very understanding and said that it was unlikely that he would have to go to court or end up with a conviction for what he'd, very stupidly, done.
So, this afternoon after school I collected a very nervous Mike and we drove into Northampton. We were early which pleased the police officer and we were led to an interview room where Mike was asked to give his version of events. Everything was recorded on tape and it was just like a crime drama on television. I fervently hoped that I would never have to set foot in the place again.
After the interview the police officer said that he wanted Mike to write a letter of apology to the owner of the building and then he would arrange for the three lads to pay a visit to the Fire station in Brixworth to learn about the consequences of starting fires and what could have happened to them if things had got out of hand. This was something that we talked about in the interview as the police officer said that things could have turned nasty.
We left with a feeling of relief and as soon as we got home Mike wrote his letter of apology. Both Keith and I hope that's he's learned his lesson from this as we definitely don't want any more dealings with the law!
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