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03rd Apr 2018

Everyone is saying the same thing about this gurning police e-fit

Have you seen this man?

Oli Dugmore

Have you seen this man?

Warwickshire police have issued an e-fit of a man wanted for a distraction burglary in Stratford-upon-Avon and it looks like this:

To state the obvious, the accused man’s mouth and teeth are excessively large.

If the e-fit is true to form, it should not be difficult for the authorities to locate the smiling suspect. I suggest they start with Stratford-upon-Avon’s dental records, or canvas the town’s oral healthcare professionals.

Between 2.00pm and 2.36pm on February 5, two men claiming to be from Orbit Housing tricked their way into a flat in Hertford Place. One of the men distracted the occupant – a woman in her 40s – while the other man searched the property.

When the victim realised what they were doing she ordered them to leave. The men left with a quantity of cash.

Warwickshire police then posted the Cheshire cat burglar e-fit to their social accounts.

Vigilante Twitter has responded predictably.

https://twitter.com/Grinbins/status/981164223878217728

https://twitter.com/freedoom_79/status/981159343562346496

https://twitter.com/chrisreiddavis/status/981159283697037312

https://twitter.com/GarethCollins11/status/981167962043203584

https://twitter.com/LeeroyGB/status/981172986718830594

https://twitter.com/josefoshea/status/981179897065431042

Officers are asking anyone with information to call 101 quoting incident 220 of 5 February 2018. Alternatively, information can be provided anonymously to the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or via www.crimestoppers-uk.org