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naughty lara croft
Those of you thinking of firing up Tomb Raider this morning should be aware that Lara Croft is currently unavailable - a guest of Manchester's Boys in
Blue after armed officers cornered the gun-toting minx in a suburban living room.
The house's owner - computer shop owner David Williams - phoned police at around midnight to report "nuisance phone calls", The Daily Mail reports.
Officers duly made their way to his house in Dukinfield, near Ashton-under-Lyne, but quickly spotted the silhouette of a gunman in the front room.
They cordoned off the street, called for armed back-up and, when Williams failed to answer the front door, piled in mob-handed through the rear
entrance.
In the event, the armed perp put up little resistance, since she was a life-size representation of Lara Croft which Williams had taken home for
disposal on eBay. He recounted: "It would have been laughable if it hadn't been so terrifying. One of the police held a gun and yelled, 'Where's the
weapon, where's the weapon?'
"I didn't have a clue what was going on, I assumed they'd got the wrong house. I couldn't believe it when I realised they'd mistaken a Lara Croft
dummy for someone with a gun."
A spokeswoman for Greater Manchester Police explained that "officers peered inside after Mr Williams failed to answer his front door". She added that
they "believed they saw a silhouette of a person pointing what appeared to be a firearm inside the house", and had accordingly followed "correct
procedure" by backing off and calling in armed colleagues.
Williams was arrested at the scene and held for 13 hours. He's now been bailed on firearms offences and will find out next month if he faces further
action. He says he is "speaking to lawyers about a possible claim for wrongful arrest".
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DaveMoral
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HAHAHAHAHHAA
Firearms offenses? I'm assuming the guns weren't real... so what gives?
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That wasn't set up?
Each aspect of the soul has it's own part to play, but the ideal is harmonious agreement with reason and control.
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ENDERA.x
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HAHA.
Free publicity for his computer store. I'm sure it was mentioned in other news reports.
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