Police looking for a suspected thief with a resemblance to Friends actor David Schwimmer have made an arrest in London.
Social media users pointed out the likeness to Schwimmer’s character Ross Geller in the popular US sitcom when police in Blackpool posted an image of a man leaving a restaurant and carrying what appeared to be a carton of cans.
Schwimmer later responded to the picture by posting a video to his Twitter account that showed him scurrying through a convenience store carrying a carton of beer before looking up furtively at a CCTV camera.
Officers, I swear it wasn't me.As you can see, I was in New York.To the hardworking Blackpool Police, good luck with the investigation.#itwasntme
Posted by David Schwimmer on Wednesday, October 24, 2018
He captioned the video: “Officers, I swear it wasn’t me. As you can see, I was in New York.”
“To the hardworking Blackpool Police, good luck with the investigation.”
He added the hashtag #itwasntme to the post.
Following the appeal we posted looking for a man who resembles a well-known actor, we now have an update. Thanks to our colleagues @MetPoliceUK, a 36-year-old man was arrested in Southall last night on suspicion of theft. Thank you for the support, especially @DavidSchwimmer! pic.twitter.com/nOgF1KQb0X
— LancsPolice (@LancsPolice) November 13, 2018
On Tuesday, Lancashire Police posted an update on the investigation into the alleged theft in the resort on September 20.
The force tweeted: “Following the appeal we posted looking for a man who resembles a well-known actor, we now have an update.
“Thanks to our colleagues @MetPoliceUK, a 36-year-old man was arrested in Southall last night on suspicion of theft. Thank you for the support, especially @DavidSchwimmer!”
Happy to help @LancsPolice #IllBeThereForYou https://t.co/4hup1FUsVX
— Metropolitan Police (@metpoliceuk) November 13, 2018
The Met Police retweeted the post, saying: “Happy to help @LancsPolice #IllBeThereForYou”, referring to the Friends theme tune.