A Barrington resident was more than a little surprised when he received an envelope in the mail containing what appeared to be his driver's license.

There were two problems, however: First, the resident had not ordered a new license, and second, the newly arrived license featured the photograph of some other man.

On Sunday, March 22, the Tallwood Drive resident contacted Barrington police and shared details about the strange situation. The resident said the driver's license that turned up in the mail appeared to be legitimate: It included his name, his date of birth, and his address. The photograph, however, was completely wrong.

Police said the license had been mailed from Massachusetts, but there was no return address on the envelope.

Police ran the suspicious license through the system and discovered that the license number was not on file, leading officials to believe that the license was a fake and likely had been lost and then mailed back to the Barrington address.