Joshua Dobson, 18, from Spotland, Rochdale, has seen his street cred plummet to zero this week after he tried – and spectacularly failed – to hide from police by climbing inside a giant teddy bear’s anus.

The teenage car thief was being hunted for stealing an £8,500 Mitsubishi, driving while banned and uninsured, and even driving off without paying after filling her up with fuel.

When officers turned up to arrest him, he was nowhere to be seen – until one of them noticed the five-foot teddy bear sitting in the corner was breathing. Lol.

Even Greater Manchester Police were clowning the lad on Facebook:

‘Stuffed behind bars’, ‘a bearable time’, oh my, these guys are taking the p*ss. The comments are full of similar puns and users begging for GMP to release the bodycam footage, which would be absolute viral gold to be fair. I mean just imagine this tough guy here…

Being discovered inside a giant teddy bear which he entered through a massive hole he ripped in its bumhole…

The funny thing is, if it had worked, it would have been one of the most ingenious criminal moves in history. Police looking for Joshua Dobson all over his flat and all the while he’s hiding in the corner of the room inside a 5 foot tall teddy bear. Just a shame he couldn’t get his breathing under control which is what ultimately gave him away, but then it must’ve been a pretty nerve-wracking situation.

Unlucky lad. Maybe just jump out the window and leg it next time.

For the UK’s dumbest bank robber who was caught after writing a ‘list of demands’ on a Holland & Barrett receipt, click HERE.