A man being hunted by police in connection with a spate of indecent exposure incidents at a pub has a striking resemblance to Vladimir Putin, social media users have said.
Officers want to speak with the despot leader’s bald-headed doppelganger after a man exposed himself days before Christmas to a number of people at The White Hart in Bicester, Oxfordshire.
The flashing incidents happened at around 11.50pm on Friday, December 20, and Thames Valley Police believe the man captured on CCTV may have vital information.
But people on Facebook couldn’t help but notice his uncanny likeness to the Russian dictator with one simply asking: ‘What’s Putin doing drinking in Oxford?’
Another quipped that they ‘didn’t realise Putin had connections to Bicester’.
A third thought the news at first was about Russia when it popped up on their feed.
While others suggested he resembled the original host of Crystal Maze Richard O’Brien or Gru from the children’s film Despicable Me.
Thames Valley Police released the appeal last week.
Thames Valley Police released this CCTV image last week of a man who officers want to speak to in relation to a number of indecent exposure incidents at The White Hart in Bicester, Oxfordshire
But social media users couldn’t help but notice that he had an uncanny resemblance to Russia’s despot leader Vladimir Putin (pictured here on January 13, 2025)
Others suggested he resembled the original host of Crystal Maze Richard O’Brien (left) or Gru (right) from the children’s film Despicable Me
The flashing incidents happened just days before Christmas on Friday, December 20, 2024, at around 11.50pm
Investigating officer PC Amanda Daroux saying: ‘I am appealing to anyone who recognises the man pictured as he may have vital information to assist us with our enquiries.
‘If this is you, please come forward as soon as possible.
‘If you have any information relating to this incident, please call 101 or report it online, quoting 43240616928.
‘Alternatively, if you wish to remain anonymous, you can contact the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or via its website.’
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