Officer Arthur Brown Jr. can be seen on a Facebook video doing acrobatics against some of the children.
It begins with one boy rounding off, before landing feet first from a backflip. Brown can then be seen stretching, clearing himself ample runway and performing a somersault backflip of his own, all in full uniform. Off camera, he’d handed his belt to his partner.
Arthur Brown Jr./FacebookOfficer Arthur Brown Jr. of DC Metropolitan Police performs a backflip on a playground in full uniform
“The hardest part is trying to connect to the community,” Brown told ABC News.
He patrols Washington D.C.’s Seventh District, east of the Anacostia River, on a mountain bike. Stopping to shoot hoops or race bicycles down the street is just a part of community outreach.
“I’m not going to change who I am just because I’ve got a badge,” he said.
Arthur Brown Jr./FacebookOfficer Arthur Brown Jr. of DC Metropolitan Police performs a backflip on a playground in full uniform
Before he was a police officer, Brown worked with children as a volunteer for youth church services, and later as a barber.
Arthur Brown Jr./FacebookOfficer Arthur Brown Jr. of DC Metropolitan Police performs a backflip on a playground in full uniform
“Kids are more open-minded than adults,” Brown said of their role in community policing. “They help us change adults’, parents’ minds.”
Sourse: abcnews.go.com
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