Dutch police really have a nice sense of humour. A post on their Instagram page proves this.
The photo posted is that of a bird with a caption which read, “We recently arrested a suspect for shoplifting. During the arrest we found a sneaky witness with feathers and beak on the suspect’s shoulder.”
"Hi, this bird sat on the shoulder of a thief we arrested for shoplifting. As we don’t have a birdcage, this bird had no other place to stay than in the cell."
“His owner agreed to this. When the owner was released shortly after, the bird accompanied him."
“The bird has not been questioned and is as far as we know not guilty of any charges."
The responsible police department allegedly also gave the bird a slice of bread and water.
Initially, the news organistation RTV Utrecht took the joke further and blurred out the bird's eyes.
Thinking about how the Dutch police arrested a bird for taking part in a robbery, put it in a jail cell with bread and water & when the media reported on it they put a little black bar over the face to protect its identity pic.twitter.com/2ly0zsoAw6
— Emma (@CampbellxEmma) September 29, 2019