Fancy dress cops make arrest

Two off-duty officers dressed in zoo animals onesies have arrested a violent man in Coventry.

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The onesies worn by the police officers when they made their arrest

Picture posted by @SolihullPolice of the outfits the police were wearing when they arrested a man in Coventry Credit: @SolihullPolice

West Midlands Police have tweeted a picture showing the zoo animal onesies two off-duty police officers were wearing when they arrested a man acting violently on a street in Coventry.

After they made the arrest on March 25, on duty officers were called to a Co-op store in the city centre near where the incident happened.

The man was charged the day after with two counts of public order offences.

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Officers dressed as zoo animals arrest violent man

Two off-duty officers dressed as zoo animals arrested a violent man yesterday, police said.

Solihull Police later tweeted a picture of their employees' costumes, saying that although they were off duty, "justice never rests."

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