Police respond to reports of someone trapped in the boot of a car only to find they have been made ‘dummies’ of
- Police pulled over the man after reports a person was trapped in the car boot
- The incident occurred in Slack’s Creek south of Brisbane on April 26
- On closer inspection it became clear the leg belonged to a mannequin
- Other defects on the man’s car drew infringement penalties of $900
Queensland police pulled over a driver after reports from other motorists that someone was trapped in the boot of the car, with a leg seen hanging from the back.
The incident on April 26 at Slacks Creek, a southern suburb of Brisbane, turned out to be a dummy run when police discovered the leg sticking out from the boot belonged to a mannequin.
Body-worn camera footage shows Queensland Police following a maroon sedan as it turns a corner with the leg – wearing a sock – half-way out of the boot.
Police responded to reports that a ‘person’ had been trapped in the man’s car boot
A policeman takes a photo of the leg, which was soon revealed to belong to a mannequin
‘It’s just a mannequin,’ an officer can be heard to say as he takes a phone shot of the no longer disturbing sight.
The 37-year-old Borona Heights man didn’t, however, make complete fools of the police.
His car was found to have three bald tyres, missing wheel nuts and the number plate obstructed by cables, resulting in $900 worth of infringement notices.
The man’s car attracted infringement notices totalling $900 for a range of other defects