A man who was wearing a banana costume during the illegal car meetups in Philadelphia last month was arrested in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday morning, according to police.

Officers in São Paulo wore Mario and Luigi costumes to arrest a suspected thief during Carnival. A separate group of police dressed as Power Rangers to catch a phone thief at the same event.

A Peruvian officer in a capybara costume arrested a suspected drug dealer on Valentine’s Day. The disguise was part of an anti-drug operation’s "camouflage strategy." Police seized 1,700 ...

Why did the chicken cross the road? In San Francisco, it's to catch motorists breaking the law. On Monday morning, San Francisco police Lt. Jonathan Ozol wore a flamboyant, inflatable chicken ...

So it's important to avoid this costume and instead get into the read 'spirit' of the occasion. Police officer costumes at Halloween, or any time of year, are a no-go according to the Police Act 1996.

Pikachu could not be tamed, let alone caught by Turkish police forces at a protest this week. Thousands of people, including the person dressed in the inflatable Pikachu costume, hit the streets ...