West Midlands Police announced a theft with a press release littered with sheep puns and even pixelating an animal's face after three men were caught trying to steal lambs from a farmer.
The police said that the Romanian men 'rammed' into a car in Yardley while trying to make off with the animals, and police 'flocked' to the scene to arrest them.
The force says officers then 'herded' the men into a police van, with 'shear' determination in the release, which actually related to a genuine crime.
It even includes a pictured of the sheep with a face pixelated, and the caption joking: 'The identity of the lambs has been protected due to their age and vulnerability'.
Inspector Paul Southern is then quoted, saying: 'It's not every day we recover live stolen property, but the lambs seem none the worse for their adventure.
'We are now trying to trace where they came from and are asking farmers to check their flocks to see if they have any missing.'
The release reads: 'Three suspected poachers have lost their sheep but West Midlands Police knows where to find them… in the back of a people carrier in Birmingham!
being driven in a Ford Galaxy along Hob Moor Road, Yardley, in the early hours of this morning.
'The vehicle tried making off but moments later rammed into a parked car in Rosedale Road where three men leaped from the car and fled.
'West Midlands Police units – including a dog handler and the police helicopter – flocked to the scene in a bid to find the suspects.
'And their shear determination paid off when the men were found hiding in nearby gardens – including one up a tree and another who'd sneaked into a conservatory – before being herded into a police van.
'The men, Romanian nationals aged 22, 27 and 28, are currently in police custody on suspicion of theft.
'The lambs were recovered unhurt from the vehicle and have been temporarily re-homed on a farm in Sheldon while police make enquiries with regional farmers.'
Anyone with information to help trace the owner should call police on 101.
Who's looking sheepish
Who's looking sheepish
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
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Bicycle Bill
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Re: Who's looking sheepish
Before the redacted report was issued, the names of the 'kid'-napped lambs had been given as "Baa-aa-arbara",
"Maa-aa-aaggie", and "Blaa-aa-aanche".
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"Maa-aa-aaggie", and "Blaa-aa-aanche".
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Yes, I suppose I could agree with you ... but then we'd both be wrong, wouldn't we?
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Re: Who's looking sheepish
Baaaad boys
Baaaad boys
What you gonna do?
What you gonna do
when they come for ewe?
They were on the lam when it would have been better to fleece temptation.
Baaaad boys
What you gonna do?
What you gonna do
when they come for ewe?
They were on the lam when it would have been better to fleece temptation.
For Christianity, by identifying truth with faith, must teach-and, properly understood, does teach-that any interference with the truth is immoral. A Christian with faith has nothing to fear from the facts
Who's Looking Sheepish
Shear lunacy if you ask me.
“In a world whose absurdity appears to be so impenetrable, we simply must reach a greater degree of understanding among us, a greater sincerity.”