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Not Your Regular Superhero: Here’s a Cop Riding a Mobility Scooter

Being a cop means doing stuff you wouldn’t otherwise do, no matter how silly they make you look. It also means thinking of the best interest of the people you’re protecting, and that also entails returning a stolen mobility scooter to its rightful elderly owner.
Cop rides mobility scooter to make sure victim gets it back after it was stolen 4 photos
Photo: Twitter / PC Carl Farrar
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One cop from the Penzance Police in the UK, PC Carl Farrar, is somewhat of an Internet star after footage of himself riding a mobility scooter has gone viral. The real story behind the video is quite touching and helps to turn the PC into a modern-day superhero (without cape).

You can see the video at the bottom of the page as well. It was initially shared on Twitter last week by Farrar himself, who included a caption of how he and his mates helped retrieve the stolen mobility scooter. Because it was too large to fit into the police van, he agreed he would drive it back to the victim’s home.

This way, he made sure that the 87-year-old woman was reunited with it as soon as possible. Sure, the sight of Farrar on the scooter generated some laughs and witty remarks from bystanders, but in the end, it was well worth.

For one thing, it saved the department money. Secondly, it helped the old woman get out and about quicker. So everybody won.

“We could have had the scooter delivered to the victim by our recovery agents however this would have been an unnecessary cost to the police, I therefore spoke with my sergeant and we agreed to drive it back,”
Farrar says in a recent interview, as cited by Deadline News.

“The victim was absolutely delighted and tearful when we returned it, not only because we had found and returned it but also she now had her independence back,”
he adds. “Being 87 years old with multiple disabilities she cannot walk very far and relies on the scooter for transport.”

The mobility scooter, estimated at £1,000, was stolen while the woman was out shopping. Police were able to retrieve it thanks to CCTV footage, but they’re yet to have a suspect in custody.

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About the author: Elena Gorgan
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Elena has been writing for a living since 2006 and, as a journalist, she has put her double major in English and Spanish to good use. She covers automotive and mobility topics like cars and bicycles, and she always knows the shows worth watching on Netflix and friends.
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