A gardener called police as they thought they had found "human bones" in their bush. But it turned out to be a false alarm - the "human bones" were in fact a Captain Hook and parrot plastic skeleton.
In a post on the Long Eaton Safer Neighbourhood Team (SNT) Facebook page, police said: "Officers from Long Eaton SNT were called to a suspicious incident today following a report that human bones had been found. Thankfully our brave officer managed to get close enough to discover it was just a toy model of Captain Hook and his pet parrot.
"It's always better to be safe than sorry and report any suspicious incident." Derbyshire Live reports Derbyshire police issued a further statement on the incident.
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A spokesperson said: "The force was called by a concerned member of the public who reported they had found what appeared to be a human skeleton in a bush in their garden. Due to the nature of what had been called into the force an officer attended the home where it was found that the skeleton was in fact a plastic toy pirate skeleton.
"The call was made in good faith and officers left the toy to be disposed of by the homeowner."
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