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Police searching for 'Mutant Ninja Turtle' suspected of vandalism

Police in Wisconsin say they believe 'Raphael' was part of a group that damaged motorcycles

Andrew Buncombe
New York
Tuesday 03 November 2015 18:25 GMT
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Police have issued an alert for someone dressed as Raphael
Police have issued an alert for someone dressed as Raphael (Facebook)

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You would have thought he would be easy to spot.

Police in Madison, Wisconsin, have issued an alert for a man dressed in a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle outfit, whom they believe was responsible for damaging property. Suitably enough, the outfit was that to the character Raphael, the bad boy of the bunch.

Have you seen this ninja turtle?This is hardly a hero in a half-shell. "Raphael" caused property damage outside Camp...

Posted by University of Wisconsin - Madison Police Department on Monday, 2 November 2015

“Have you seen this ninja turtle,” police at the University of Wisconsin-Madison wrote in a Facebook post.

“This is hardly a hero in a half-shell. Raphael caused property damage outside Camp Randall Stadium on Friday afternoon. All three individuals pictured were last seen in the area.”

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