https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-lancashire-45960806

When Blackpool Police posted surveillance footage of a man stealing a create of beer on Facebook, they were bombarded with comments that he looked like Ross from Friends. "Thank you to everyone for your speedy responses. We have investigated this matter thoroughly and have confirmed that David Schwimmer was in America on this date," the police wrote.

David Schwimmer parodies his lookalike thief (https://tvline.com/2018/10/24/david-schwimmer-lookalike-ross-geller-beer-thief-video/)

The former Friends star reacted to the news that police in Blackpool, England are searching for his lookalike, who was caught on surveillance camera stealing a crate of beer, by filming a parody of himself stealing beer (https://www.instagram.com/p/BpUj50ZhNxn/). "Officers, I swear it wasn't me," he wrote on Instagram. "As you can see, I was in New York. To the hardworking Blackpool Police, good luck with the investigation. #itwasntme."

Police capture beer thief who looked like Ross from Friends (https://metro.co.uk/2018/11/13/david-schwimmer-lookalike-arrested-for-stealing-cans-of-lager-8134749/)

After nearly two months, police in Britain have arrested the David Schwimmer lookalike who was allegedly caught on camera stealing a case of beer nearly two months ago.

David Schwimmer lookalike suspect actually doesn't look like him (https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/ross-friends-lookalike-david-schwimmer-arrested_us_5c46fcfee4b0bfa693c6f202)

Police in Britain have arrested Abdulah Husseini for alleged stealing a crate of beer. The accused thief made headlines because, based on grainy security footage, he looked like Ross from Friends. But a much clearer mugshot reveals he doesn't look like Schwimmer at all.