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Bizarre Police Sketch Of Burglary Suspect In England Goes Viral

WARWICKSHIRE, England (CBS) - No, it's not a new Snapchat filter, this is an actual police sketch of a burglary suspect in England.

The sketch released by the Warwickshire Police shows a man with an unusually large "toothy" smile. The police department says the image was generated on a computer using the description provided by the victim.

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However, the image had many on social media cracking jokes.

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But Warwickshire Police say they don't mind the jokes, and hope "the attention will mean we identify the offender/bring him to justice quicker."

Warwickshire Police say the suspect and another man, broke into a woman's home and stole money. If you have any information on this crime, contact Crimestoppers at www.crimestoppers-uk.org.

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