Police in Omagh have confiscated an electric cattle prod which pranksters used to terrorise members of the public on Boxing Day (December 26).
Trouble-makers used the livestock aid to shock several pedestrians as they passed through the Co. Tyrone town in a car.
A spokesman for Omagh Local Policing Team said: “We often end up with some strange items in the back of police cars – especially after busy nights out.
“Tonight, however, one crew arrived back with this in their car…a cattle prod.
“It wasn’t lost but seized by officers who received reports that a number of people around the Omagh town area had been ‘prodded’ from a passing vehicle.”
The spokesman added that enquiries were ongoing. Police have already interviewed one person in relation to the incident.
Rural police officers across the UK and Ireland have had a busy Christmas.
Earlier this week, 210 lambs were reported stolen in West Devon and a spate of quad thefts took place across South Wales.