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The Force Was with Him

When Michael Richardson drove through a red light, he got a warning — not from an actual cop, but from an aspiring cop: his 6-year-old son, Robbie, who was in the car with him. Although Michael Richardson argued that he had actually made a legal right turn on red, Robbie Richardson said he would tell the police. And that’s what he did, calling 911 when they got home. Quincy, Mass., police spoke to both Richardsons. Then they posted audio of the call to Facebook. (AC/Boston Herald) ...Where it got so much positive feedback Robbie Richardson is now considering being a TV cop instead.
Original Publication Date: 05 June 2016
This story is in True’s book collections, in Volume 22.

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