An Illinois police department has taken an unconventional step in its battle with the polar vortex—by announcing that a Disney film character had been placed under…
An Illinois police department has taken an unconventional step in its battle with the polar vortex—by announcing that a Disney film character had been placed under arrest.
The McLean Police Department said on Jan. 29 that officers had placed Elsa—the Queen of Arendelle from the Disney movie “Frozen”—under arrest for allegations of sending a brutal spate of brutally cold temperatures to the Midwest.
The Facebook account of the McLean Police Department shared images of the apparent arrest, writing: “Due to the EXTREME COLD weather, all criminal activity and acts of stupidity and foolishness has been cancelled. Even Elsa has been placed under arrest with NO BOND until further notice.”
In one of the images, a visibly annoyed Elsa appeared to be pouting, while the arresting officer held up a pair of pink handcuffs.
The account punctuated the post with a polite sign-off, thanking the public for their “attention and understanding to this matter.”
The post drew a flurry of remarks, including from one commenter, who pointed out that the photographs posted by the account appeared to be the same as those taken years earlier by another police department and now recycled.
“Considering those pictures were taken in South Carolina 4 years ago… Jeeze, even the police are stealing credit for someone else’s work,” commented Jillian Byrd.
Huffington Post featured the entire set of Elsa arrest photos when the news outlet reported on a tongue-in-cheek police-involved photo shoot back in 2015.
