David Beckham falls victim to thieves

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Lesson No. 1: Don’t steal.

Lesson No. 2: If you do steal, don’t steal readily recognizable items.

Lesson No. 3: If you do steal readily recognizable items, don’t put them up for auction on the Internet.

‘Beckingham Palace’ in the English county of Hertfordshire, was where these lessons are being taught. As the name suggests, it is David Beckham’s English home near the village of Sawbridgeworth.

Although the Galaxy star and his family live in Los Angeles, they have employees looking after their English mansion, where it appears some light fingers have been at work.

According to reports in England, a married couple and their adult son are, as they so politely say on the other side of the pond, ‘helping police with their inquiries’ after several unique and valuable items appeared for auction on eBay that Beckham’s parents recognized as coming from their son’s home.

Lesson No. 4: If you do steal readily recognizable items and you do put them up for auction on the Internet, hope that the victim’s family isn’t computer savvy.

The investigation continues.

-- Grahame L. Jones