The only way this could be more on brand is if it happened on the Fourth of July . . . A cop named “Merica” hitched a ride in the bed of a Ford pick-up truck to catch a thief over the weekend.
It happened Saturday in Lynnwood, Washington, just north of Seattle. Lynnwood Police didn’t mention his first name, just “Officer Merica” . . . M-E-R-I-C-A.
He spotted a bike thief and chased after the guy, but couldn’t catch up on foot. Luckily, a random person in an old Ford pick-up saw it happening.
They pulled over . . . let Officer Merica hop on the back bumper . . . and they chased the guy down together. It turned out he had several outstanding warrants.
Lynnwood Police shared the chest-cam footage on Facebook. It’s not clear if it’s a nod to his name or not, but they set it to “Fortunate Son” by CCR. (KIRO) (Here’s the video.)
