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A hilarious note, apparently left by a police officer after their dog punctured a football during a pursuit through a Somerset resident's garden, has gone viral after being posted on a Facebook group.

According to the note, the unlucky homeowner came home to find the deflated ball after Avon and Somerset Police officers had reportedly chased a suspect through their grounds.

It appears that a police officer returned to the house later to notify the resident of the damage left in the aftermath of the chase.

The note, posted on the UK Cop Humour page, said: "Police officer chased a suspect through your garden unfortunately the police dog punctured your football. Please contact me for further details."

The post captioned "who was this legend?" has nearly 2,300 likes and 150 shares.

According to the person who submitted the photo to the page, it was accompanied by a compensation form for a 50p supermarket football.

The post has attracted almost 150 comments.

One poster said: "I’m giggling at the thought Of the PD running full pelt after the suspect and grinding to a halt to play with the ball."

Another shared a similar experience: "We was away on holiday. Came back note through the door . Policeman had chased a person through our garden . Crook had jumped the fence . Policeman jumped on our stone bench & it collapsed."

While a dog owner added: "Hilarious. I own a German shepherd and this is exactly what he’d do. LOOK A THIEF!!! Ohhhhh there’s a ball!!!"

(Image: Wiltshire Police)

UK Cop Humour is a page which says it is a "proud supporter of emergency services charities and causes".

It's Twitter account says it is "simply trying to show the human side of our fantastic Police Officers & raise a bit of money for good causes whilst we're at it".

Avon and Somerset Police has been contacted for comment.