Police have arrested a man who was trying to break into prison to spring an inmate while dressed as Snoopy.
Jail workers were stunned when confronted by the Peanuts character waving a gun, reports The Sun.
When the comic-strip beagle and an accomplice failed to break down a staff door, they pelted prison officers' cars with concrete missiles.
A prison service source said: "It's not every day you see a giant cartoon dog going on the rampage after trying to break into a prison.
"They weren't exactly inconspicuous - but it was taken seriously because they appeared to have a gun. They caused a real commotion and it was only later they were found to be armed with a water pistol."
The duo were arrested and it then emerged they had targeted the wrong jail - the family member they wanted to free was imprisoned elsewhere.
Snoopy and his un-costumed sidekick tried to get into HMP Isle of Wight's Albany site, while the relative was in the complex's Camp Hill jail.
A Hampshire Constabulary spokesman said two men, aged 43 and 21, were arrested on suspicion of criminal damage and detained under the Mental Health Act.
Source : http://web.orange.co.uk/article/quirkies/Snoopy_tried_to_break_into_prison
Jail workers were stunned when confronted by the Peanuts character waving a gun, reports The Sun.
When the comic-strip beagle and an accomplice failed to break down a staff door, they pelted prison officers' cars with concrete missiles.
A prison service source said: "It's not every day you see a giant cartoon dog going on the rampage after trying to break into a prison.
"They weren't exactly inconspicuous - but it was taken seriously because they appeared to have a gun. They caused a real commotion and it was only later they were found to be armed with a water pistol."
The duo were arrested and it then emerged they had targeted the wrong jail - the family member they wanted to free was imprisoned elsewhere.
Snoopy and his un-costumed sidekick tried to get into HMP Isle of Wight's Albany site, while the relative was in the complex's Camp Hill jail.
A Hampshire Constabulary spokesman said two men, aged 43 and 21, were arrested on suspicion of criminal damage and detained under the Mental Health Act.
Source : http://web.orange.co.uk/article/quirkies/Snoopy_tried_to_break_into_prison