Suspected prowler was man wearing elephant onesie

Police were called to deal with a suspected prowler, only to find it was a man wearing an elephant onesie. The suspicious “masked” man was spotted outside a house in Pear Tree, Derby at 11pm on Saturday.



When police arrived they discovered part of an elephant mask had been stuffed in a bin and a man dressed in the animal outfit for a fancy dress party.

A spokesman said: “A resident called 999 after seeing what he thought was a masked man behaving suspiciously around his dustbins. We sent out a patrol, which included a dog unit, to the scene to investigate.



“Inquiries led us to the bin inside which we found part of an elephant mask. We believe that the man had been to a fancy dress party dressed as an elephant and in an elephant onesie. No crime was committed and no arrests were made.”