Police storm street after prankster hangs fake body parts out of trash
A local resident then flagged them down to explain and told them it was a prank that "got out of hand."
By Daniel Jae Webb via SWNS
Police stormed a street after a prankster hung fake body parts out of a neighbor's trash can.
Officers were called to the scene in Devizes, Wilts., England, by a member of the public at around 4:30 P.M. on Tuesday, September 12.
They began their investigation into the report - searching various bins in the area.
But a local resident then flagged them down to explain - and told them it was a prank that "got out of hand."
Officers inspected the body parts - a hand and two feet - and confirmed them to be fake.
Following the incident, the man said: "I put them in our neighbor's bin, sticking out.
"They're very good limbs, they do look lifelike.
"I've put them in a bag so they can't be seen now. It's just a practical joke that's got out of hand".
A police spokesperson said: ''We were called by a member of the public, at about 4.30pm yesterday (12/09) reporting parts of a mannequin in a bin outside a residential property in St Joseph’s Place, Devizes.
''The caller wanted to highlight it as a precaution. Our officers attended and confirmed that there were no suspicious circumstances.''
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