PC Eric Wilson and his colleague Sgt Harrison were were dispatched to 7 Coronation Street when Rita Fairclough reported a break-in in November 1989. Harrison inspected the house and took a statement from Rita, while Wilson questioned Alan Bradley at the building site across the street when Rita named him as the culprit. The incident caused the rift between Rita and Jenny Bradley to deepen, leading to Jenny moving out and Rita flitting to Blackpool to escape her tormentor.