No stone was left unturned in Griffith LAC’s long weekend crackdown.
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Flynn Barnes, aged one, was enjoying a quiet night out on the town when he was pulled over by a police officer.
Flynn and his parents were on his way back from Griffith’s Biggest Lap when his parents decided to get a photo of him alongside the police car.
His mum Bianca says they were about to take the photo when they were approached by Sergeant Matthew Carroll.
“We went to go and get the photo alongside the police car and there was a police officer there who said to go around the front of the car,” she said.
“We went around the front. He pulled out the breathalyser and came and crouched next to the car and posed for the photo. It was really nice.”
The car was custom build by Flynn’s dad, Josh.
“We brought the fibreglass from a guy in Queensland and we got a kit down here,” Bianca said.
The 1955 Chevrolet is fully decked out with airbags and working lights.
“He loves it. He got very upset when he was put back in his normal pram. He loves it,” she said.
“He sat in it all night and smiled.”
Upon being posted to the Area News Facebook wall, the photo generated over 300 likes in 12 hours.
Sergeant Carroll says that Flynn’s ride was one of the standouts of the evening.
“It was probably one of the more interesting vehicles that participated in the lap the other night,” he said.
“I was just monitoring the lap and he came by with his parents. The parents took photos in front of the patrol car ... I thought I could pretend to do a little breath test on him.”
He said that local police enjoy interacting with the community at events like the Biggest Lap.
“Hopefully people realise that the police like interacting with people at these events and it’s good that it’s done that.”
