UK police chase runaway 'dinosaur'

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Police in the UK stumbled across a 'dinosaur' while on patrol over the weekend.

In a video posted on Twitter, officers in Plymouth can be seen following someone dressed up in a dinosaur costume. 

"Just another late shift in Plymouth," the Charles Cross Police Team wrote in a Twitter post sharing the video.

Officers can be heard laughing uncontrollably on the dashcam footage, saying: "We can confirm the Doyouthinkhesawus is not extinct and they can run real fast."

"You wonder how they became extinct, don't you?" 

So far, the post has received more than 1500 likes and over 500 retweets.

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