After seeing what was thought to be a “deranged man” outside “wearing no coat in the cold and hugging a pillow,” police in Minnesota were called out to investigate.
Turns out it was just a cardboard cutout of Mike Lindell, the CEO of the MyPillow.
The Jordan Police Department noted on their social media “Those cardboard cutouts sure can look real from a distance,” and praised the caller for not taking any chances.
Lindell caught wind of the story over the weekend, tweeting out a link and alongside a laughing-through-tears emoji.
What’s the strangest mistaken reason cops have been called out that you’ve heard?

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