Tate Papworth
Riley Murphy Wilson may not have been able to celebrate his eighth birthday with school friends, but he did have one very special guest stop by.
Riley, a huge fan of the show Highway Patrol, was given the surprise of his life when his favourite TV Cop, Rob Jones arrived at his house in his V8 Police car to help celebrate.
His mother Jacqui Wilson said it was a heartwarming way to celebrate her son’s special day.
“He was a bit shocked and excited. They came and flashed the sirens for him and said ‘happy birthday’ over the loudspeaker,” Ms Wilson said.
“He [Rob] then got out and spoke to him for a few minutes and took a few photos.”
Ms Wilson said the family reached out to the local police asking if they could help cheer their boy in the midst of all the COVID-19 restrictions.
“We just sent a email to the police station asking if they could do it just to cheer him up because he has been in lockdown since all this COVID-19 started happening,” she said.
“We didn’t expect anything, but we got a response from the police station and it went from there.”
It may not be the birthday Riley had planned, but it’s one he won’t soon forget.
“Riley would like to say a big thank you to the police for coming … and he’d also like to thank everyone who said happy birthday to him.”
