UK Cops Barge Into Bank To Nab 'Robbers,' Discover Staff Was Playing A Game Of Hide & Seek

For anyone who walks into a bank and sees staff hiding under desks, the one best guess would be 'bank robbery'. Police in Birmingham, UK, rushed to a bank after receiving a call from a man that an armed robbery was underway. But when they reached they saw something unexpected. The staff was actually playing hide and seek as part of a team-building exercise.

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Dave Keen of West Midlands Police posted details of the misunderstanding on Twitter. "Thanks to the member of public who called in a suspected robbery at a bank in Birmingham today, saw staff inside hiding under desks... it was a hide + seek team building exercise," he wrote.

Don¡¯t know where to laugh, be shock or just shake my head. But good looking out to the member of the public??

¡ª Gwenette Crawford. (@Twiddly_wink) 10 October 2018

A NatWest spokesperson said to Telegraph: "We are aware of an instance of the police being called out to a branch this morning. We would like to thank the police for their swift response following a call from the member of public."

Please tell us there's body cam footage of @firearmsWMP storming the place... pic.twitter.com/YCpVSXxx6q

¡ª Bernard Carey CMIOSH (@bernicarey) 10 October 2018

"We can confirm that it was a false alarm, following a team building exercise, and will be speaking to the members of staff involved to ensure that they all learn from this incident."

So much for a 'bank robbery' melt down!