A teenager wanted in connection to a theft is being roasted on the internet after his big eared mugshot was shared online.

Greater Manchester Police's Wigan East division are looking to track down Caylan Clossick amid allegations he was involved in an act of stealing in the area on November 3.

To help with their investigation, they posted a previously taken custody snap of the 18-year-old on their Facebook page on Monday.

Greater Manchester Police's Wigan East division are looking to track down Caylan Clossick amid allegations he was involved in an act of stealing in the area on November 3. However, after posting his mugshot on Facebook, web pranksters were quick to jump on the teenager's slightly protruding ears

Greater Manchester Police's Wigan East division are looking to track down Caylan Clossick amid allegations he was involved in an act of stealing in the area on November 3. However, after posting his mugshot on Facebook, web pranksters were quick to jump on the teenager's slightly protruding ears

James Fitzgerald shared this altered image saying he had seen Clossick on a 'David Attenborough documentary with the whole squad'

James Fitzgerald shared this altered image saying he had seen Clossick on a 'David Attenborough documentary with the whole squad'

Joker Linda Harrison asked if the 18-year-old was 'wanted as a suspect for using his head to make the hole in the Hatton Garden heist'

Joker Linda Harrison asked if the 18-year-old was 'wanted as a suspect for using his head to make the hole in the Hatton Garden heist'

Quite a few pranksters played on the old gag that people with big ears could get blown around in high winds

Quite a few pranksters played on the old gag that people with big ears could get blown around in high winds

Vanessa Haydock poked fun at his ears being the size of an animal you would find in the zoo

Vanessa Haydock poked fun at his ears being the size of an animal you would find in the zoo

Little could they have imagined, however, how far their local appeal would travel.

The teenager's ear-heavy photo has been shared more than 17,000 since web pranksters decided to jump on the wanted man's somewhat protruding lobes.

Clossick's large lugs have since become the subject of more than 27,000 comments and spawned a whole catalogue of big ear memes and mock-ups.

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He has been immortalised as Dumbo, a giraffe and even the International Space Station as the police appeal has tickled Facebook users across the globe.

Those who have stumbled across the photo have also pondered whether the teen has managed to evade police capture by tuning into their radio with his 'satellite' ears, or if he has gone missing after being caught in the wind. 

Joker Rhys Hawkes wrote: 'Can't teach people like this anything. It's in one ear out the other.' 

The wanted man's photo was superimposed onto a game of Guess Who? by Jeff Brown, who poked fun at the size of his ears

The wanted man's photo was superimposed onto a game of Guess Who? by Jeff Brown, who poked fun at the size of his ears

Jordan Boyd posted a photo of a trophy with the line: 'Here's his brother, also wanted'

Ian Christopher mocked-up this image (left) to say that he saw the teen looking through his aeroplane window days earlier, while Jordan Boyd posted a photo of a trophy (right) with the line: 'Here's his brother, also wanted'

Facebook user Jack Straughan joked that this oversized pair of headphones showed that Clossick had 'left traces of his whereabouts in the Metro Centre'

Facebook user Jack Straughan joked that this oversized pair of headphones showed that Clossick had 'left traces of his whereabouts in the Metro Centre'

Using the famous large lobes found on Mr and Mrs Potato Head, Nathan Edwards posted the comment 'His parents were unavailable for comment' beside this still from Toy Story

Using the famous large lobes found on Mr and Mrs Potato Head, Nathan Edwards posted the comment 'His parents were unavailable for comment' beside this still from Toy Story

Tez Taylor commented: 'They can#t get near him. He hears them coming a mile away.'

And David Fields asked: 'How are you going to catch someone that can fly?' 

The force have yet to track down their man but hope that the exposure the wanted appeal has had well help find Mr Clossick. 

Clossick's large lugs have since become the subject of more than 27,000 comments and spawned a whole catalogue of big ear memes and mock-ups. He has been immortalised as Dumbo and a giraffe as the police appeal has tickled Facebook users across the globe

Clossick's large lugs have since become the subject of more than 27,000 comments and spawned a whole catalogue of big ear memes and mock-ups. He has been immortalised as Dumbo and a giraffe as the police appeal has tickled Facebook users across the globe

He is suspected of being involved in a theft on November 3 in the Hindley area. 

The police plea reads: 'Caylan Clossick, 18yrs, is wanted by the police.

'If you have any information as to his whereabouts please contact 101.'

Even the International Space Station made it into the joke, with this doctored photo of the wanted man floating through space

Even the International Space Station made it into the joke, with this doctored photo of the wanted man floating through space

A photo of a giant mouse-trap was shared by Daryl MacVicar who urged the public to take 'necessary precautions'

A photo of a giant mouse-trap was shared by Daryl MacVicar who urged the public to take 'necessary precautions'

One man asked if Clossick was wanted for car theft - posting this image of a vehicle decked out with big ears

One man asked if Clossick was wanted for car theft - posting this image of a vehicle decked out with big ears

Lee Wilson wondered if one of these famous pugil sticks from Gladiators was required to clean the teen's ears

Lee Wilson wondered if one of these famous pugil sticks from Gladiators was required to clean the teen's ears

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