If it is the crowd I (slightly) tongue-in-cheek suggested is responsible, it's a penny to a pound the police will be keeping well away! The Neighbourhood Watch will be on its own!
Sobvious innit? Germans put beach towels on the sunbeds they want to use later. Other people [word I mustn't use, although NSC seems to consider it OK to use when referring to Crystal Palace fans] put out cones on lay-bys (need somewhere to park up for Christmas, presumably). :wink: