At least these didn't fart! (for transatlantic readers she was a school crossing warden, lollipop for the round sign on a pole they stop the traffic with)

Rude awakening for lollipop lady

Police officers have apologised for smashing down a lollipop lady's door in a dawn raid that went wrong. Ruth Cotton was having an early morning cup of tea and a cigarette when officers rammed through the double-glazed front door of her home in Kirkby, Merseyside.

But the team, who were looking for suspected drug dealers, were supposed to be targeting the house next door in the raid at 0630BST on Tuesday.

A Merseyside Police spokesman said officers had apologised to Mrs Cotton, 53, and her husband, Brian, and would meet the cost of repairing the door.
(c)BBC online

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