While police officials’ day-to-day workloads largely involve maintaining order and protecting the public from serious crimes, there are times when building bridges with the local community can be just as integral. Take, for example, this Virginia police officer based in Prince William County, who pulled over a toddler who was “driving” a ride-on toy car in the street with his parents. The ensuing interaction is equally wholesome as it is cute.
The 46-second snippet opens on a road next to a quiet park and in the center of the frame is a police cruiser vehicle with its blues and twos lightbar activated. After coming to a stop in the road, the police officer sounds his siren. The camera then shifts focus to the alleged suspect: a toddler in the middle of the road riding his blue mini ride-on toy, with his mom next to him. “You gotta stop, look!” the mother warns her child.
Stepping out of the cruiser, the Virginia cop approaches the youngster with a big smile on his face. “How are you doing? Hello! How are you?” asks the officer. “Say hi!” requests the mom to the toddler. “Hi!” the child says, waving politely. In a humorous turn, the officer continues, “Hi! Can I see your driver’s licence and registration?” The cameraman bursts into a fit of laughter at the hilarity of the wholesome situation.
However, in a surprising and incredibly funny twist, as the officer stoops down on his knees to greet the wee whippersnapper, the youngster suddenly makes a run for it, resulting in the cameraman breaking into another fit of laughter. Clearly, the toddler was either a little scared of the officer or was just feeling a little shy. “You made my day, brother! Oh my god, that was so funny.” utters the police official in between bursts of uncontrollable laughter.
The Virginia police officer wasn’t the only one who found the wholesome interaction hilarious as the internet’s reaction was unanimous. Comments came flying in celebrating the youngster’s running skills and championing the clip as extremely heartwarming.
That was absolutely brilliant. I’ve never laughed so much on this sub. It makes a great comedy scetch. Hat’s off to the cop for having some fun with them.
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Meanwhile, another Redditor joked, “Calling all cars, calling all cars. We got a runner, suspect on foot, wearing osh-kosh, and what seems to be a diaper, could be his stash, I’m in pursuit. Over.“
A third commenter added, “He’s got priors for staying up past bedtime, not eating his veggies, not brushing his teeth, doing a doody in his pants, and 6 counts of pouting.”
Lastly, a fourth netizen simply wrote, “Noped right outta there. 😂🤣😂”
