Police have announced that all arrests in Cambridgeshire will now be made remotely via drone... don’t worry, remember it’s April Fools day.

Cambs Times: The made-up device said to be used in order to make remote arrests by Cambridgeshire Police. Picture: Twitter/@CambsRuralCopsThe made-up device said to be used in order to make remote arrests by Cambridgeshire Police. Picture: Twitter/@CambsRuralCops (Image: Twitter/@CambsRuralCops)

The announcement was made on the force’s rural cops Twitter account this morning (April 1) with a picture attached of the device needed to make the arrests.

Pictures show a drone hanging from a piece of string with a baton cable tied to one end with a set of handcuffs retrofitted to the other.

A spokesman for Cambridgeshire Police said: “In an effort to keep officers and the public safe in these unusual times we will be making arrests remotely from now on.

“Offenders will be asked at a distance to stand still while our latest invention applies cuffs.”

They quickly followed up their tweet, they said: “Don’t worry this is a joke. It’s not even one of our drones. Happy April fools day. Stay home, protect the NHS, save lives.”

One resident said: “Excellent! Thank you for posting and making me smile! Thank you also for keeping us all safe, we all really appreciate it, even if it isn’t said that often.”