A young Quesnel boy was jumping for joy after an on-duty RCMP constable surprised him with a Hot Wheels.

Tyson Ginter, 7, was presented with the toy truck, which he has displayed on a shelf in his room, by Const. Matt Joyce on Saturday, April 3.

B次元官网网址淗e even came screaming in the house when he came home and was excited and told me the whole story,B次元官网网址� TysonB次元官网网址檚 mom Brittany Ginter said.

Tyson was with his dad grocery shopping for dinner at Save-On-Foods.

At the check-out, Joyce casually chatted with TysonB次元官网网址檚 dad Cody before the father and son headed out of the store.

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The general duty constable has been with the detachment for just over a year now and had stopped to grab some food.

B次元官网网址淲hen I started, I went out and bought a box of 50 Hot Wheels, and IB次元官网网址檝e been giving them out to kids because a lot of times it will be the only interaction they have with the police,B次元官网网址� Joyce said.

B次元官网网址淪o at least it makes for a positive interaction.B次元官网网址�

Before Tyson and Cody left the parking lot to head home that evening, they heard a tap on one of their truckB次元官网网址檚 windows.

It was Joyce who asked once the window was rolled down if Tyson liked Hot Wheels.

B次元官网网址淚 thought that was really neat,B次元官网网址� Brittany said. B次元官网网址淚B次元官网网址檝e never heard of police officers randomly doing stuff like that for little ones.B次元官网网址�

Tyson has two siblings B次元官网网址� five-year-old sister Madison and 21-month-old brother Daniel.

Brittany said Madison was happy for her brother, Tyson, who says he wants to be both a police officer and a vet when he grows up.

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Some other times Joyce has handed out Hot Wheels involved a small group of older children who were playing on the street in West Quesnel as well as calls where police have had to respond to a domestic dispute or assist the Ministry of Children and Family Development.

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Of the 50 Hot Wheels Joyce estimates he has 13 left.

B次元官网网址淚 was just talking with my wife the other day that itB次元官网网址檚 getting close to restocking time, and she loves it too,B次元官网网址� he said.

B次元官网网址淪he thinks itB次元官网网址檚 great.B次元官网网址�

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