Police appeal as cardboard copper 'kidnapped' while out on duty in Perth village

dailyrecord.co.uk:

Perthshire village. 'Pop-up Jim's last known whereabouts was at the junction of the main A85 and Station Road in St Fillans at 5pm on Sunday (July 12), doing a "good job of keeping everyone safe" by slowing down speeding drivers.

However by 8.15pm that day the 2D trooper had mysteriously vanished without a trace. 'Vital' that Tay Cities Deal gets signed to boost the region post-coronavirus Jim doesn’t belong to Police Scotland, but was purchased by the local Community Trust for the purpose of making the streets of the village safer by posing as a traffic cop.

As the manhunt begins, a spokesperson for Tayside Police posted on social media reiterating that taking Jim counts as theft and that he will cost over £100 to be replaced.The.