Lewisham police were called out to a house after a wife hid her husband's set of keys

Lewisham MPS tweeted just before 5am this morning (January 7) that they were called out to a most unusual incident.

MORE TOP STORIES It transpired a man had phoned 999 after his wife had hidden his set of keys, stopping him from leaving the house and going to work.

But, after the boys in blue turned up at the door, the seething wife apparently dug the keys out of their hiding place and handed them back over.

Now we've been called by a man whose wife had hidden his keys stopping him from going to work. She gave them back once we arrived...#565PL

— Lewisham MPS (@MPSLewisham) January 7, 2016

One of the better excuses for the boss as to why you’re late.

But people were quick to both question and defend the police’s actions.

Many thought it was clearly a ‘waste of police time’, but others pointed out that only occurs when someone has actually lied.

@thomtownsend You would be surprised what some people dial '99' for! #CIPrice

— Lewisham MPS (@MPSLewisham) January 7, 2016

@sparks30303 @MPSLewisham unfortunately offence of wasting police time requires person to be making a "false report" not just being idiot.

— Durquin (@Durquin1) January 7, 2016

@MPSLewisham @Holbornlolz surely that's covered under DV law as its controlling behaviour.

— Luke Teague (@Lteague1982) January 7, 2016

Presumably the man – and it is unclear what he did to evoke such wrath – was able to get to work eventually.

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