Dinosaur model sparks police response
Police in Devon, UK, recently launched an urgent response to reports of a huge model dinosaur spotted in the area. Armed officers, and even a helicopter, were (1) ________ following a call from a member of the public, who had caught sight of a creature while cycling near the town of Kingsbridge. However, the creature (2) ________ out to be a film prop made by designer Julia Mason. On hearing that police were investigating a dinosaur on the (3) ________, Ms Mason set off towards her model. 'Out of the nearby woodland came a large group of armed officers, who by then knew that it was all a false alarm.' That model, which had (4) ________ the same spot close to a cycleway for nearly two weeks, was designed to look realistic. (5) ________, it had never previously been reported as (6) ________ a threat to the public. Police confirmed that armed officers had attended the scene as a (7) ________ and, following a search of the area, had (8) ________ that there was no risk to the public.