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The one where the case is closed!
British police have identified the alleged theft suspect who fans of the NBC sitcomFriendshave noted looks strikingly similar toDavid Schwimmer’scharacter Ross.
The case drew national attention on Wednesday after Blackpool police shared a photo of the suspect on a security camera writing, “Do you recognise this man? We want to speak to him in relation to a theft at a Blackpool restaurant on the 20th September.”
Moments later, the post went viral with fans tweeting numerous references fromFriends, which ran from 1994 to 2004.
Among the subjects wereits well-known theme song— “It’s not been his day, his month or even his year,” one user wrote —to esoteric one-liners.
Police from the Scottish city of Dumfries jumped in on the fun, calling back to one episode where Ross claims to be an expert in self-defense.Sharing the Blackpool post, they wrote, “And if you see him keep away, he is known to have studied Karate and we believe he has mastered the art of Unagi, the state of total awareness.”
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Perhaps the most notable moment of the case was Schwimmer’s involvement.
“Officers, I swear it wasn’t me. As you can see, I was in New York,” he wrote. “To the hardworking Blackpool Police, good luck with the investigation. #itwasntme”
Fortunately for Schwimmer, he was already ruled out as a suspect the previous day.
“Thank you to everyone for your speedy responses. We have investigated this matter thoroughly and have confirmed that David Schwimmer was in America on this date,” Blackpool police wrote. “We’re so sorry it has to be this way.”
At this time it is not clear if the person in question has been arrested and his identity has not been released to the public.
source: people.com
