Hampshire Police Release An E-Fit Of… A Lettuce?
By ZaraMac | Tuesday, September 21, 2010, 18:26
I feel awful for finding this as amusing as I do because I
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Have You Seen This Man? (NOT, obviously, the original e-fit as released by Hampshire Police!)
know the police do a difficult and often thankless job – but this article on
the BBC website has filled the last 15 minutes of my life with recurring
chuckles.
The Beeb reporter begins the article with, “Police have
admitted having technical issues after releasing an e-fit of a burglary suspect
which looks like a man wearing a lettuce.” And it doesn’t get much less surreal
from there onwards, I’ll be honest. Oh
what a laugh the journalist must have had writing that one up without being
tempted to add the odd “LOL” or “:D”.
When the police released the image, in conjunction with a
local robbery, they insisted that the vegetable-like head gear did not detract
from the quite distinct facial features they had built up with help from the
victim.
By way of some comfort, however, Hampshire police did tell the
BBC that, “they were waiting for a software upgrade to improve the quality of
hair in future e-fits.”.
It is easy, in something this amusing, to forget that there
was a victim of a crime involved – but what next? A line-up in Tescos veg section?
Comments
What did the police say when they turned up?
"ello ello ello, what's growing on here then?"
I will not continue, or you'll be requiring tenalady (or however you spell it)
By JoeJenkins at 23:38 on 04/11/10
ReportWhat did the police say when they turned up?
"ello ello ello, what's growing on here then?"
By JoeJenkins at 23:37 on 04/11/10
ReportLOL!
Stoppit. It took me about an hour to stop giggling at this the FIRST time!!!
By ZaraMac at 21:17 on 21/09/10
ReportApparently, the line of enquiry, led by detective constables Crisp & Green, has left them completely stumped!
At first they thought he was a stalker, but subsequent investigation garnished them with fruitless speculation and was just the tip of the iceberg.
At later interviews, DC's Crisp & green were noted to say "We know he's a good mixer, and has had plenty of coverage, so we'll leave no leaf unturned until we find him".
By BuiltClever Solutions at 21:09 on 21/09/10
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