The Batmobile was pulled over by police in Canada and you will never guess who popped out. Batman that’s who. In some quite surreal footage, a police car with blue flashing lights is spotted behind the iconic vehicle, which duly stops for the officer. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video None other than Batman himself – or at least a very convincing impersonator – jumps out and talks with the officer from the Ontario Provincial Police. The man filming the bizarre situation on his phone as he drives then says: ‘What, she let him go? Awesome!’ Since the video went viral, Batman, or Stephen Lawrence as he’s also known, has come forward to say it was him in the costume. He told CBC Canada that he wasn’t stopped for his driving on Saturday, but simply because the officer wanted to take a photo. Just two crime fighters talking shop, nothing to see here (Picture: Viral Hog) The Batmobile was not caught speeding (Picture: Viral Hog) ‘I don’t want to get the officer into any trouble at all because … they do get excited when they see something unusual,’ he said. He said he had flagged the same officer down moments before the footage was taken as he was concerned about people taking photos of his Batmobile while driving. ‘I try to avoid this because not only is it illegal, but also it is unsafe,’ he said. Lawrence, who dresses up as a superhero because he has a ‘personal connection’ with Batman, said the officer helped move the drivers along. Batman said the officer just wanted a photo (Picture: Viral Hog) The Batmobile gets pulled over (Picture: Viral Hog) But a short while later, he said he saw the same officer put on her flashing lights to pull him over. ‘I pulled over, jumped out and I asked the OPP officer, “Is everything OK?”’ he said. And that was when he says she asked for a photo. Got a story for Metro.co.uk? If you have a story for our news team, email us at webnews@metro.co.uk. You can also follow us on Facebook and Twitter.<doc-sep>The video will auto-play soon 8 Cancel Sign up to FREE email alerts with news to brighten your day Invalid Email Something went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice This is the bizarre moment a driver dressed as Batman was pulled over by police on a busy road in Canada. Video footage shows a police car with flashing lights approaching the replica Batmobile, before asking the caped crusader to step out of the iconic motor. In odd scenes, the police officer and Batman lookalike speak briefly before he dramatically disappears back into the car. "What she let him go? Awesome," the driver recording the clip can be heard saying. Reddit user @socks_mcgee originally posted the clip on the website on Sunday under the title 'justice never sleeps' and it's since garnered thousands of comments. "Did he do a Christian Bale style voice?" a user named @cjsphoto asked. "Please say he did a Christian Bale style voice." While @cherish_enternally added: "So he just dresses like Batman all the time? Lol." The identity behind the superhero driver is yet to be confirmed.<doc-sep>The OPP spokesperson said in a statement confirmed the officer pulled him over and asked for a photo. (Source: ThegoddamnBatmanuel/ Instagram) The OPP spokesperson said in a statement confirmed the officer pulled him over and asked for a photo. (Source: ThegoddamnBatmanuel/ Instagram) It’s not unusual for cops to chase down Batman in Gotham city. However, it could be quite surprising if the police stopped a batmobile outside the comic world. But it seems it really happened in Canada recently going by one viral video. The footage shows a female police officer walking up to the replica of a Michael Keaton-era Batmobile, and before you know it, Batman quickly jumps out and starts talking to the cop! Nope, we aren’t kidding. And just like you, the onlooker who recorded the video seemed flipping out too. The video started doing rounds on Instagram and topped on Reddit, with many wondering why the Dark Knight was pulled by the officer. And it now seems, it wasn’t because he broke the law but was because the officer wanted a selfie with the man himself! According to Toronto Sun, the Ontario Provincial Police officer pulled him over in Caledon. The man, Stephen Lawrence, who is popularly known as Brampton Batman was driving from a car show in Parry Sound in full costume back home to Brampton. Being tailed by many enthusiasts for a photo, he was concerned and asked the officer for assistance when he pulled up next to her at a light. “Lawrence flagged down the first officer he saw and asked if she could give him a police escort,” the report added. He told Global News that the officer escorted him for a short distance and sometime later put on the emergency lights, signalling him to pull over. “I jumped out and asked if everything was OK and the officer said, ‘I would like to not miss my opportunity and get a photograph with you,” he told the news outlet. Paul Nancekivell, a spokesperson for the OPP Caledon confirmed the news to the media. He said he saw nothing wrong with it and that it was an act of “building community relations.” Lawrence said he did not want the cop to get in any trouble because if he were in that position, he would do the same thing. As “Brampton Batman,” he often does charity events and visits hospitals and other places to spread a smile. He is quite known in the neighbourhood and enjoys being a part of the community. “There were no charges or anything untoward about his driving. She’s a new officer to the area and transferred from Toronto Police, so it was more like, driving through and then, ‘What the heck is that?’” Nancekivell clarified to the media.<doc-sep>
This is the surreal moment Batman is pulled over on a busy road by police in Canada. In the footage, an Ontario Provincial Police car with flashing lights is seen approaching the replica Batmobile on the busy highway before getting the popular DC Comic character to stop. The caped crusader dressed almost identical to the superhero is then seen to jump out of the swanky sports vehicle. A brief conversation ensues between the police officer and the man dressed as Batman before he lifts himself back into his superhero car. Ontario Provincial Police pulled over a man dressed as Batman driving a replica Batmobile (above) on a busy highway The caped crusader (pictured above) dressed almost identical to the superhero is then seen to jumps out of the swanky sports vehicle A brief conversation ensues between the police officer and the man dressed as Batman before he jumps back into his superhero car As Batman sweeps his cape and returns to the safety of his vehicle, other road users are left amused at the entertaining drama. The driver who is recording the event unfold is heard saying: 'What she let him go? Awesome!' The video was posted on UNILAD's Facebook site under the headline 'justice never sleeps' has since gathered more than 800,000 views. Facebook users were quick to respond to the amusing act with references to the popular superhero film. One user wrote: 'He's trying to get back to the Bat Cave Dammit!' Another user wrote: 'He is not the hero they want but he is the hero they need.' There is not yet any word on who the mysterious Batman is. The video was posted on UNILAD's Facebook site under the headline 'justice never sleeps'