Mr Tayto has withstood “intense interrogation” from PSNI officers who attempted to extract his “secret ingredient”.
Last night Armagh Neighbourhood Policing Team spotted the mascot for the much-loved crisps whilst attending the Tandragee Christmas Lights event.
Officer said they managed to arrest Mr Tayto for “withholding Information in relation to the secret ingredient to his delicious crisps”.
They added: “Even after intense interrogation he would not release the formula to the secret ingredient!”
The post attracted a few suspect crisp-related puns.
One said: “Arrested for assault and vinegar.”
Mr Tayto appears to be a regular fixture at the Tandragee Christmas lights switch-on as something of a celebrity in the area.
His operations in NI are based at Tandragee Castle in Armagh where visitors are treated to Tayto tours.
During the Plantation of Ulster, the castle became the property of Sir Oliver St. John, Lord Deputy of Ireland.
He rebuilt the old stronghold but this was destroyed in the Irish Rebellion of 1641 as the O’Hanlons attempted to reclaim their lands.
Tandragee Castle, was built in 1837 by The 6th Duke of Manchester, George Montagu as the family’s Irish home.
After leasing the castle to the US Army during World War Two, the 10th Duke sold the site in 1955 to Thomas Hutchinson.
The Hutchinson family would go on to establish the world-famous Tayto brand of potato crisps.