Lancashire Police have responded to actor David Schwimmer after he posted a video poking fun at an alleged thief in Blackpool who bears a resemblance to his character from Friends.
Officers, I swear it wasn't me.
— schwim (@DavidSchwimmer) October 24, 2018
As you can see, I was in New York.
To the hardworking Blackpool Police, good luck with the investigation.#itwasntme pic.twitter.com/EDFF9dZoYR
Schwimmer, who played Ross Geller on the sitcom, tweeted a video that showed him making his getaway from a convenience store carrying a carton of beer before looking up furtively at a CCTV camera.
He captioned the video: "Officers, I swear it wasn't me. As you can see, I was in New York. To the hardworking Blackpool Police, good luck with the investigation."
Lancashire Police responded via its Twitter account, saying: "Thanks for being there for us", adding the hashtag #appreciatethesupport.
Blackpool Police had earlier issued a Facebook appeal about the alleged thief. He was pictured leaving a restaurant in the town carrying what appeared to be a tray of cans.
The alleged theft happened on September 20, the post said.
Facebook users quickly piled into the comments section, pointing out the suspect's likeness to Ross Geller.
Following numerous responses, Lancashire Constabulary replied: "Thank you to everyone for your speedy responses.
"We have investigated this matter thoroughly and have confirmed that David Schwimmer was in America on this date.
"We're so sorry it has to be this way."
A Facebook user, referencing the Friends theme song, replied: "I don't think it's been this guy's day, his week, his month or even his year..."
Another, referencing a Friends episode where Ross says he is an expert in self-defence, wrote: "Please approach with caution. He is known to have studied Karate and we believe he has mastered the art of Unagi, the state of total awareness."
Is there any chance the alleged thief might be Russ, the Ross lookalike who Rachel dates for several minutes on a Friends episode from 1996?
