Police who raced with sirens blaring to a home invasion in Brisbane have detained a thoroughly delicious intruder.
A terrified man called police about 1.30am on Monday to say he was hiding from a burglar in his West End home.
Police sprang into action, believing the man's life could be in danger, but found nothing more sinister than a feisty mud crab.
"The informant woke to noises of what he believed to be someone inside his house," a police spokesman told the ABC.
"He was seeking refuge in his bedroom because he was too scared to go out.
"They were able to determine quickly that the offender was actually a large mud crab that had escaped its box and was wandering around the kitchen."
The crab is facing a likely death sentence for its crime.
