Police dress up as seniors to catch criminals

[Midnight Mike]

Two Vancouver police officers were given a Hollywood makeover that turned them into "bait seniors" in order to catch suspects responsible for a string of violent robberies on the elderly in the Downtown Eastside.

Insp. Tim Hadler and Sgt. Toby Hinton were dressed up as old men, using canes, walkers and wheelchairs as props with the aim of looking vulnerable to attack.

Insp. Hadler, in his 60s, is the oldest officer in the VPD with 36 years' experience and a black belt in judo. Sgt. Hinton, 30 years young, used a heavy make-up and rubber mask disguise to change his appearance.

http://watch.ctv.ca/news/clip122948#clip122948

[Lezam]

Only in Canada :lol:

[moose135]

Only in Canada :lol:

Not really - it's not uncommon for police to use decoys to catch criminals like this.

[emshighway]

Have a friend who worked Transit and would decoy as either drunk homeless or drunk wall street business man. He had a high arrest rate but also took a lot of abuse.