An image-conscious fugitive has asked police to take down his mugshot because he does not like the way he looks in it. 
 
 Wayne Esmonde is wanted by South Wales Police in connection with an assault. 
 
 The police force posted his picture on their Facebook page and asked for his whereabouts. ||||| Image copyright Facebook/South Wales Police Image caption Wayne Esmonde was wanted by South Wales Police in connection with an assault 
 
 A man who asked police to take his mugshot off their wanted appeal because it was unflattering has been arrested. 
 
 Wayne Esmonde, 35, had his face put on South Wales Police's Facebook appeal over an alleged assault. 
 
 But the picture shows shaven-headed Mr Esmonde posing for the camera looking wide-eyed and staring intently. 
 
 Mr Esmonde, who asked for officers to take the post down, handed himself in at Swansea Central police station on Thursday. 
 
 He had written on their Facebook page: "I am him. Not a very flattering mugshot. 
 
 "I'd appreciate it if you'd take this post down. Innocent until proven guilty and all that. 
 
 "I've spoken to my solicitor and they will advise me what to do next. Thanks." 
 
 Mr Esmonde, of Fforestfach, Swansea, was wanted in connection with an assault on 18 July and South Wales Police have since updated their Facebook post. ||||| 1/45 19 January 2018 Sheep graze in a field in Thornhill, Scotland. Forecasters have issued a new warning of snow and icy conditions in Southern Scotland with the police advising people to leave work early in affected areas. Getty 
 
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– Vanity, thy name is Wayne. The BBC reports police in Wales arrested a man after he asked them to take down his mugshot because it wasn't a good photo of him. According to the Telegraph, 35-year-old Wayne Esmonde was wanted in connection with a July 18 assault, and the South Wales Police Department put Esmonde's mugshot on its Facebook page in the hopes of catching him. "I am him," Esmonde responded to the post. "Not a very flattering mugshot. I'd appreciate it if you'd take this post down. Innocent until proven guilty and all that." Esmonde then turned himself in to police Thursday. The results of Esmonde's gambit were a bit of a mixed bag. On the one hand, since police were no longer looking for him, they took down the unflattering mugshot, the Independent reports. On the other hand, Esmonde's concern over his mugshot ensured it was shared on news sites around the world. (Esmonde is far from the only suspect to mix vanity and mugshots: an Australian woman and American man sent police better photos to replace bad mugshots, and another man liked his wanted poster so much he made it his Facebook profile pic.)