Thai police came up with a creative plan to nab an elusive serial burglar. Officers of the Bangkok police department hid beneath a red-and-gold lion costume and danced toward the suspect on Wednesday as he wandered through a Lunar New Year fair at a temple in Nonthaburi, in neighbouring Bangkok.

Moments later, the officer who was holding the lion’s head, lunged at the suspect and pinned the man to the ground. Police say the suspect, a 33-year-old man, is accused of breaking into the home of a local police commander in Bangkok three times earlier this month, making off with valuables worth about 2 million baht (Rs 58.2 lakh).