LONDON -- Anyone who thinks the police are a grumpy bunch with little-to-no time for jokes has obviously never met the person in charge of social media at Scotland's Ayrshire Police Division.
To mark the very important date that is Oct. 21, 2015 -- aka Back to the Future Day, the day Marty and Doc crash-land in the future in the second instalment of everyone's favourite time-travelling movie franchise -- Ayrshire Police Division posted an appeal for information that will look very familiar to anyone who's seen Back to the Future Part II.
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Here's their statement in full:
PAST ARRIVES IN AYRSHIRE
About 0728 hours today, Wednesday 21st October 2015, police received reports of a suspicious vehicle causing concern in the car park of an Irvine supermarket.
Witnesses report the stainless steel DeLorean vehicle to have been damaged and two men to have been within the vehicle. One man is described as being around 17 years old, slim build with dark hair while the other is only described as being older with grey hair and wearing a white coat.
A spokesperson for Ayrshire Police Division commented "on arriving at the location the vehicle almost collided with two members of the public on hover boards. Luckily the hover board' collision avoidance system prevented any injuries. We are keen to speak with the two men seen within the vehicle."
Many people approved of the statement.
Although the police did have to bust out some sass on a few naysayers.
Mostly, though, people were keen to join in with the joke.
It is not yet known if Ayrshire Police have been able to apprehend their suspects, but we'll be sure to keep an eye out for more updates as the situation unfolds.
UPDATED 21 OCTOBER 11:30: Other police forces across the UK have also been getting in on the action.
'Roads? Where we're going, we don't need roads!' But 88 in a 30 gets you points & a fine in all timelines. #BTTF2015 pic.twitter.com/sGLxpKy0WK— Surrey Police (@SurreyPolice) October 21, 2015
WANTED: Driver caught speeding in Hill Valley in early hours of this morning. Who is this? #BackToTheFuture pic.twitter.com/lM5TJAbU8Y— Essex Police (@EssexPoliceUK) October 21, 2015