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. (Here’s the video.)
(It looks like his full name is John Merica. He just graduated from the academy last summer, here’s a photo. He’s the one on the left.)
(KIRO)
