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Who ya gonna call? Dan Aykroyd photo prompts police investigation

This photo of Dan Aykroyd from the movie 'Loose Cannons' prompted a police investigation.
This photo of Dan Aykroyd from the movie 'Loose Cannons' prompted a police investigation. Calgary Police handout

CALGARY- A strange find at a Calgary landfill prompted a police investigation centered around a famous Hollywood actor.

An employee at the landfill contacted CPS on Thursday, after finding an old film strip that showed a man standing over a bloody body. Fearing it was evidence of a crime, he contacted police.

Investigators spent several hours analyzing the damaged images, before realizing they featured Canadian actor Dan Aykroyd of ‘Ghostbusters’ fame.

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They contacted his representatives, and determined the photos were in fact from the 1990 movie Loose Cannons.

The investigation is now closed, but social media had fun with the story.

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