Bizarre Police Sketch Of Burglary Suspect In England Goes Viral
WARWICKSHIRE, England (CBS) - No, it's not a new Snapchat filter, this is an actual police sketch of a burglary suspect in England.
The sketch released by the Warwickshire Police shows a man with an unusually large "toothy" smile. The police department says the image was generated on a computer using the description provided by the victim.
Police: 'Cartoonish' Sketch Leads To Identity Of Theft Suspect
We've issued an efit for of a suspect in a distraction burglary in Stratford in February. If you have any information please contact us. https://t.co/NipFniL1ed pic.twitter.com/oGiYfxIi2e
— Warwickshire Police (@warkspolice) April 3, 2018
However, the image had many on social media cracking jokes.
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— Keith MacPherson (@kelthmac) April 4, 2018
— jonie1303 #NHSLove???? #corbynwasright #gtto (@jonie1303) April 3, 2018
But Warwickshire Police say they don't mind the jokes, and hope "the attention will mean we identify the offender/bring him to justice quicker."
We can confirm that this is real and that we anticipated the attention! But jokes aside, it was created from a description provided and it's serious as a woman was victim of a horrible crime. Hopefully the attention will mean we identify the offender/bring him to justice quicker
— Warwickshire Police (@warkspolice) April 3, 2018
Warwickshire Police say the suspect and another man, broke into a woman's home and stole money. If you have any information on this crime, contact Crimestoppers at www.crimestoppers-uk.org.