my first thought was "Why didn't they just ask the pub before raiding it?
But they did. There was no raid. They went along and asked the landlady, who set them straight, and they went away again.
The landlady is outraged that anyone came to ask about it
http://www.bbc.co.uk/...gland-surrey-18502818
but I think should probably wind her neck in. The police have done their job and nobody's been harmed in any way.
This is a mildly funny misunderstanding but a total non-news-story.