>All the police had to do was knock on his door and ask for it back. If he refused, that's grounds for theft. No, it's not. For all the police knew, as you say

>All the police had to do was knock on his door and ask for it back. If he refused, that's grounds for theft. No, it's not. For all the police knew, as you say, it could have fallen off on its own. Definitely not PC.