Brad-man: Police have put out CCTV images to track down the local vigilante (Picture: West Yorkshire Police)

The citizens of Bradford can rest a little easier today, safe in the knowledge that Batman is roaming the mean streets of the West Yorkshire city and handing out justice.

Or, at least, someone who is dressed as the Caped Crusader is.

A man is due in court charged with handling stolen goods after the unknown vigilante – who was wearing the traditional superhero mask, body armour and cape – walked into a local police station and handed him over.

The incident happened, not in Gotham City, but at Trafalgar House police station, Bradford (Picture: West Yorkshire Police)

But the identity of the self-styled hero remains unknown and the police have put out CCTV images in the hope of tracking him down.




‘The person who brought the wanted man into the station was dressed in a full batman outfit. His identity, however, remains unknown,’ a West Yorkshire Police spokesman said.

The incident happened at the city centre Trafalgar House station on February 25th.

A man is now due to appear at appear at Bradford magistrates court on March 8th.

Police say the vigilante’s identity remains unknown (Picture: West Yorkshire Police)

It is not the first time Batman has been called on to fight crime in the UK

In January, a man dressed as Batman put an end to a brawl in a chip shop in Stockport – with a little help from Buzz Lightyear.

But it doesn’t always go to the plans drawn up in the bat cave, as one ‘real-life batman’ in the US found out when he was stopped by the police in full Batman attire, complete with his very own Batmobile.