A carpenter in Massachusetts got an apology from Home Depot Inc. after being accused of stealing. Michael Panorelli was working with a client in the Mass. store and the client picked up a pencil next to a cash register for Panorelli to use, Panorelli pocketed the pencil and when he left the store he was approached by a worker wanting some identification. Then Panorelli received a letter advising he was banned from Home Depot stores and would be hearing from some lawyers. Panorelli went to the Eagle-Tribune in Lawrence, Mass. and Panorelli subsequently received a written letter of apology from Home Depot. Talk about the pencil police. Yikes!!!!