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A UK man was arrested recently after officers from the GreaterManchester Police Department mistook a life-size Lara Croft figure foran armed man.
As reported by the Daily Mail,David Williams, 42, owns a computer shop and received the statue of theTomb Raider heroine as a promotional item. Deciding to sell it on Ebay,he took Lara home.
Coincidentally, he called police aroundmidnight to report some harassing phone calls. When officers arrived,Williams didn't answer the door. Peering in the window, the officerscaught the silhouette of Lara holding a pistol. They cordoned off thestreet, burst through the back door of the home and held Williams atgunpoint. Of the incident, Williams said:
It wouldhave been laughable if it hadn't been so terrifying. One of the policeheld a gun and yelled, 'Where's the weapon, where's the weapon?'
Ididn't have a clue what was going on, I assumed they'd got the wronghouse. I couldn't believe it when I realised they'd mistaken a LaraCroft dummy for someone with a gun.
For his part,Williams was arrested, held for 13 hours, and charged with a firearmsoffense. The newspaper account doesn't explain whether the chargestemmed from Lara's fake gun or something else the police may havefound in the home. The Lara Croft figure was confiscated as evidence.
Williams is considering a lawsuit.