Texas Walmart
Published June 20, 2017
It was Batman to the rescue in Fort Worth, Texas.
Far away from Gotham City, a Fort Worth police officer dressed as the Dark Knight flew into a neighborhood Walmart after a man allegedly shoplifted key-lime water from the store.
Fort Worth Officer Damon Cole, who travels the country dressed as a superhero, was at a neighborhood safety fair for children. That’s when he heard about the alleged theft.
Instead of ignoring the call, he showed up to the Walmart to arrest the man – even though he was suited up in a Batman costume. The tricky part: Convincing store managers that he was an actual cop.
"Batman says 'I want you to know I have this Batman costume on but I'm an off-duty police officer," Anthony Drake, a Walmart community involvement member, told Fox 4 News.
The suspected shoplifter was issued a citation since the value of the key-lime water was less than $100. But the suspect didn’t leave until he got a selfie with Batman.
“I want to get a selfie with you cause it’s not every day you get arrested by Batman,” Cole said the suspect told him, according to the news station. “So, he took a selfie.”
Cole, who has been an officer since 1999, travels the country dressed as a superhero, mostly to entertain terminally ill children. He says he uses his own money and travels on his own dime to help children forget their health issues.
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