A suspect hoping to elude the police was discovered by officers hiding within a sofa.
Bedfordshire Police turned up at an address in Potton with a warrant to arrest the man at about 07:20 BST.
While searching the property, they overturned a large sofa to find the man hiding in its base.
A force spokesperson said: “We thought the man would be more comfortable tucked into bed, so he’ll be spending the next few hours in a custody cell – little less of a squeeze that way.”
“[The Biggleswade Biggleswade Community Policing Team] thought there was nothing more to be found in the property bar a friendly dog,” the spokesperson said.
“Upon a closer search, officers found the suspect tucked into the base of his sofa.
“We’ve seen some things in our time, but we must say this is a first.”
Bedfordshire Police said they could not give any more details about the arrest for operational reasons.
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