A slippery thief meant the need for a creative sting -- police in Thailand dressed up as a dancing lion in order to catch a criminal, and in the end they got their man.

Thai police came up with a creative plan to nab a serial burglar who repeatedly slipped through their fingers: going undercover in a traditional lion costume to get close to their elusive quarry.

THIS is the hilarious moment canny cops catch a suspect by creeping up on him in a lion dance costume. The gobsmacking ...

Thailand police's covert operation was captured on camera. The cops disguised as lion dance performers arrested a burglary suspect at a temple fair, creating an eye-catching spectacle where ...

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Police went undercover at a temple fair in Nonthaburi in order to capture the alleged thief, hiding a secret camera in the head of the lion. The suspect had been arrested twice previously and was ...

Thai police go undercover as Lunar New Year lion dancers to catch thief - When Thai police were having trouble catching a serial burglar, they came up with a creative plan ...

Thai police donned a lion costume during this week’s lunar new year festivities to arrest a man accused of stealing about $64,000 worth of Buddhist artefacts. Dressed as a red-and-yellow lion, ...