Woman Mistakes Stuffed Toy For Masked Robber

Armed police went into action in the Germany after a woman reported seeing a masked criminal -- but after rushing to the scene, they were surprised to find not a masked robber, but a large stuffed toy.

The woman was returning late at night to her car in an indoor car park when she saw the "suspect" brigand through the window of a parked van.

Though she later admitted to only catching a glimpse in the darkness, she was scared enough to alert the police.

Which is when armed officers arrived in three cars and surrounded the van. When all they found was a large toy beaver, strapped into the passenger seat.

A police spokesman couldn't understand how the toy beaver, which has two oversized front teeth, could have been mistaken for a person.

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