Double Olympic runner Mo Farah appears to have been “arrested for speeding” in these cheeky snaps shared by .
Jovial officers posted the prank on Facebook and Twitter on Saturday as the gold medal winning Olympian fitted in some last minute training ahead of on Sunday.
The officers caught up with Mo and fellow Olympian David Rudisha on the Quayside in Newcastle, where thousands of children have taken part in the mini and junior Great North Runs today.
The tongue-in-cheek post read: “We were called to central Newcastle today after reports of a speeding object on the Quayside.
“Our officers attended and found two men claiming that they were Olympic gold medallists and had set off our speed cameras in a practice jog.
“They kept telling us to Google Mo Farah and David Rudisha but we weren’t having any of it so decided they needed to pay a visit to custody.
“Due to a lack of evidence we had to release them without charge after a brief chat in the back of our police car.
“Turns out they were telling the truth after all! Good luck tomorrow Mo in the #GreatNorthRun and well done to David in the #CityGames2016!”
The joke appears to have gone down well, with social media users praising the police sense of humour.