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| Kent Police mocked for 'Fred Flintstone' suspect e-fit | Kent Police mocked for 'Fred Flintstone' suspect e-fit |
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| A police force has been mocked for issuing the "worst e-fit ever" after the picture was likened to cartoon character Fred Flintstone. | A police force has been mocked for issuing the "worst e-fit ever" after the picture was likened to cartoon character Fred Flintstone. |
| The suspect image, of a man wanted in connection with a robbery, was posted on Kent Police's Facebook page. | The suspect image, of a man wanted in connection with a robbery, was posted on Kent Police's Facebook page. |
| But the "extra sideburn" and apparent resemblance to the Stone Age quarry worker attracted howls of derision rather than witness statements. | But the "extra sideburn" and apparent resemblance to the Stone Age quarry worker attracted howls of derision rather than witness statements. |
| The force declined to comment on the response. | The force declined to comment on the response. |
| It issued the image in connection with a robbery of a 75-year-old man in Cliftonville, Margate, on 26 September. | It issued the image in connection with a robbery of a 75-year-old man in Cliftonville, Margate, on 26 September. |
| 'Yabba-dabba don't approach' | 'Yabba-dabba don't approach' |
| Over one hundred people have shared the image, with dozens adding their thoughts underneath. | Over one hundred people have shared the image, with dozens adding their thoughts underneath. |
| Sarah Jane Unsworth described it as "the worst e-fit I've ever seen", while Joe Higson asked: "Did someone at police HQ get carried away with the black pen??" | |
| Robbie Britton said: "By the looks of this you're looking for a guy with a wife called Wilma and a pet dinosaur." | Robbie Britton said: "By the looks of this you're looking for a guy with a wife called Wilma and a pet dinosaur." |
| While Jim Pooley warned: "You see the suspect, yabba dabba, don't approach him." | While Jim Pooley warned: "You see the suspect, yabba dabba, don't approach him." |
| The attack happened at around 10:30 BST in an alleyway between Dalby Square and Athelstan Road, close to a car park. | The attack happened at around 10:30 BST in an alleyway between Dalby Square and Athelstan Road, close to a car park. |
| In its appeal for information, Kent Police said the victim was intially approach by one assailant before two more joined them. | In its appeal for information, Kent Police said the victim was intially approach by one assailant before two more joined them. |
| He managed to fight the three offenders off and they ran away, police said. | He managed to fight the three offenders off and they ran away, police said. |