A Scottish man dressed as a “Star Wars” character induced a short stir on a prepare after it was falsely reported that he was armed.
“Was on the prepare to Dundee for DeeCon in my stormtrooper [costume],” wrote a person often called “Grampian Stormtrooper” on Fb on April 6.
On the web page, Grampian Stormtrooper described himself as a “stormtrooper with a Scottish twist,” somebody who repeatedly attends conventions or “cons” wearing stormtrooper armor and kilt.
“DeeCon,” the place Grampian Stormtrooper was headed, was held on April 6 on the College of Dundee in Scotland, says its web site.
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The prepare was stopped shortly after it left the station, and a “guard got here to talk, asking about blaster.”
The guard then requested Grampian Stormtrooper to get off the prepare “for a chat.”
The person, often called “Grampian Stormtrooper,” was taking a prepare from Aberdeen to Dundee when police had been known as. (Ken Jack/Getty Photos)
“Apparently somebody reported it to the police, prepare went again to Aberdeen,” he wrote.
“Met by two firearms officers, three [Police Scotland officers], two [British Transit Police] — needed to chat to all of them on prepare after which in workplace.”
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Grampian Stormtrooper was then informed to return residence for a bag for his “blaster.”
He additionally was “requested to not put on Stormtrooper armor on the prepare.”
A person on Fb (not pictured) stated that he had been dressing up in public as a stormtrooper for 10 years with none points. (Keith Tsuji/Getty Photos)
“Loopy world we dwell in,” he stated, noting that he had been sporting the costume on trains and buses for 10 years with no points.
The British Transport Police, which patrols the railways in England, Scotland and Wales, confirmed the incident to Fox Information Digital.
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“Officers obtained experiences of a person with a firearm getting into Aberdeen station simply earlier than 9 a.m. on Saturday (April 6),” a spokesperson from the British Transport Police informed Fox Information Digital in an electronic mail.
The person (not pictured) was on his technique to a fan conference when he was questioned by police. He was then informed to not put on his stormtrooper armor on the prepare. (Vuk Valcic/SOPA Photos/LightRocket through Getty Photos)
“Officers attended alongside colleagues from Police Scotland and it was decided it was a false alarm,” stated the spokesperson.
In feedback on his submit, Grampian Stormtrooper informed others the “blaster” was holstered and he was not brandishing it on the prepare when the police had been known as.
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Most of the replies to the submit had been supportive of Grampian Stormtrooper — with one saying the one who known as the police had “an excessive amount of time on their arms.”
“Please hold doing what you’re doing.”
“From a private standpoint, any time I’ve seen you or anybody else out and about in cosplay and even simply folks rocking their very own private out-of-the-box fashion, it makes me smile and simply makes the world appear a little bit brighter for some time,” wrote one particular person.
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The identical particular person added, “Please hold doing what you’re doing.”
Fox Information Digital reached out to Grampian Stormtrooper for additional remark and updates.
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