KAWARTHA LAKES-A City of Kawartha Lakes Police officer showed the softer side of policing on Wednesday night.
It was just before 1:00 a.m. on July 26th when the officer was sitting in the parking lot of a Motel located at Highway 7 and Dew Drop Inn Road according to police. The calm summer night was interrupted by a loud scraping noise. As the officer looked up from the report, they say they were stunned to see a car travelling westbound on Dew Drop Inn Road with sparks flying from the front end. Thats when the officer realized that the car had no front tire and the officer activated the emergency equipment in an attempt to pull the vehicle over.
Police say the officer quickly realized the driver was suffering from a mental health condition and was in need of medical attention. They say the man appeared dishevelled and indicated that he had not eaten in some time.
Instead of taking the man to jail the officer stopped at McDonalds and bought the man a meal using their own money according to police. Â They then went to hospital where the man was seen by medical staff. It was determined that the man was from Woodbridge in York Region.
Officers followed marks left in the pavement to as far away as Oakwood but could not determine exactly where the man had started his trip.
No charges were laid.
