Officer Timothy Wolffbrandt helped 12-year-old Brian Diaz-Alvarez on a September afternoon. Brian’s house was burglarized and the thief got away with his bike. “When I was asking for his information to put on the report and I asked him for his birthdate, of course, and he said, ‘Well, today is my birthday,’ which kind of killed me inside,” Wolffbrandt said. That's the moment Wolffbrandt turned this into what he called the best day of his career. “He described his bike as green. He didn't have a make or model, so I went to Walmart, the closest store that I knew sold bikes, and looked for the greenest bicycle,” he said. Wolffbrandt bought the bike with his own money but says it was worth it for the priceless reaction. “I just wheeled it up to him, cut the tags off and told him to wear a helmet,” Wolffbrandt said. Brian learned one of life's greatest lessons: A superhero doesn’t always wear a cape.

Officer Timothy Wolffbrandt helped 12-year-old Brian Diaz-Alvarez on a September afternoon. Brian’s house was burglarized and the thief got away with his bike.

“When I was asking for his information to put on the report and I asked him for his birthdate, of course, and he said, ‘Well, today is my birthday,’ which kind of killed me inside,” Wolffbrandt said.


That's the moment Wolffbrandt turned this into what he called the best day of his career.

“He described his bike as green. He didn't have a make or model, so I went to Walmart, the closest store that I knew sold bikes, and looked for the greenest bicycle,” he said.

Wolffbrandt bought the bike with his own money but says it was worth it for the priceless reaction.

“I just wheeled it up to him, cut the tags off and told him to wear a helmet,” Wolffbrandt said.

Brian learned one of life's greatest lessons: A superhero doesn’t always wear a cape.