Officers respond to report of 'deranged person' and find cardboard cutout of MyPillow founder

Officers in Minnesota weren't quite sure who they were responding when a report came in of a "deranged person," but they probably weren't expecting to find Mike Lindell, the founder of MyPillow, standing motionless with a smile.The Jordan Police Department said in a Facebook post Thursday that the caller told officers that they were concerned about a man standing outside without a coat, hugging a pillow.But it was just a cardboard cutout of Lindell."Those cardboard cutouts sure can look real from a distance," the department said. "And the caller certainly was not wanting to get too close thinking who is this deranged person standing outside in the cold hugging a pillow."Always better to call the police."

JORDAN, Minn. —

The Jordan Police Department said in a Facebook post Thursday that the caller told officers that they were concerned about a man standing outside without a coat, hugging a pillow.

But it was just a cardboard cutout of Lindell.

"Those cardboard cutouts sure can look real from a distance," the department said. "And the caller certainly was not wanting to get too close thinking who is this deranged person standing outside in the cold hugging a pillow.

"Always better to call the police."

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