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| Staffordshire Police e-fit 'looks like E.T.' | Staffordshire Police e-fit 'looks like E.T.' |
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| A police e-fit of a burglary suspect has been mocked for its likeness to movie alien E.T. | A police e-fit of a burglary suspect has been mocked for its likeness to movie alien E.T. |
| Staffordshire Police published the mock-up of a "very skinny" suspect with wide eyes and a long neck, expecting the public's response to be good. | Staffordshire Police published the mock-up of a "very skinny" suspect with wide eyes and a long neck, expecting the public's response to be good. |
| But its effort was widely derided, with one social media user asking if the thief's getaway vehicle had been a "BMX with a basket on the front". | |
| The force said it hoped the "valid appeal" would yield useful information. | The force said it hoped the "valid appeal" would yield useful information. |
| Its Facebook page was deluged with hundreds of comments noting the resemblance to Steven Spielberg's 1982 creation. | Its Facebook page was deluged with hundreds of comments noting the resemblance to Steven Spielberg's 1982 creation. |
| 'Phone home' | 'Phone home' |
| One user wrote: "Don't think E.T. is going to phone the police." | One user wrote: "Don't think E.T. is going to phone the police." |
| While another added: "Someone find this woman urgently. She needs to phone home." | While another added: "Someone find this woman urgently. She needs to phone home." |
| And a further comment read: "If I see her I won't be calling Staffordshire Police, I'll be calling Mulder and Scully." | And a further comment read: "If I see her I won't be calling Staffordshire Police, I'll be calling Mulder and Scully." |
| Other users compared the image to Coronation Street's beleaguered Gail Platt and Harry Potter villain Lord Voldemort. | Other users compared the image to Coronation Street's beleaguered Gail Platt and Harry Potter villain Lord Voldemort. |
| In reply to the comments, police said: "Thank you for all the interest and shares, we can confirm E.T. was at home and no fictional soap characters are potential suspects." | In reply to the comments, police said: "Thank you for all the interest and shares, we can confirm E.T. was at home and no fictional soap characters are potential suspects." |
| The force is seeking information about four people who forced entry to a home on Richard Cooper Road in Shenstone, Lichfield, just before 21:00 GMT on 3 January. | The force is seeking information about four people who forced entry to a home on Richard Cooper Road in Shenstone, Lichfield, just before 21:00 GMT on 3 January. |
| Cash and electronic equipment were taken before the offenders fled the scene in an Audi. | Cash and electronic equipment were taken before the offenders fled the scene in an Audi. |
| The force described the suspect as a very skinny woman in her mid-30s with light blonde hair. | The force described the suspect as a very skinny woman in her mid-30s with light blonde hair. |
| It said she spoke with a Birmingham accent and was wearing a green knitted top and pale leggings. | It said she spoke with a Birmingham accent and was wearing a green knitted top and pale leggings. |
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