Police in Birmingham, UK, rushed to a bank after receiving reports that an armed robbery was underway, only to find it was a false alarm sparked by staff playing hide and seek. According to Birmingham Live, police swooped in at a NatWest Bank branch on Wednesday morning, after receiving a call about a suspected robbery. Instead, they found that the concerned caller had not seen a robbery in progress - it was only employees playing hide and seek during a team building exercise.
Dave Keen of West Midlands Police posted details of the misunderstanding on Twitter.
"Thanks to the member of public who called in a suspected robbery at a bank in Birmingham today, saw staff inside hiding under desks... it was a hide + seek team building exercise," he wrote.
Predictably enough, the incident inspired a lot of jokes:
A NatWest spokesperson said to Telegraph: "We are aware of an instance of the police being called out to a branch this morning. We would like to thank the police for their swift response following a call from the member of public."
"We can confirm that it was a false alarm, following a team building exercise, and will be speaking to the members of staff involved to ensure that they all learn from this incident."
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