Young at heart: The man daubed the police station walls with orange paint (Picture: Lismore Radio/Facebook)

‘Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional.’

It seems this 63-year-old took that quote to heart.

The unnamed man will face court later this month after allegedly spraying the walls of a police station with graffiti before fleeing on a child’s scooter, according to the Chronicle.


Police in Kingscliff, New South Wales, Australia, heard a noise from outside the station at 2.20am local time on Wednesday and went to investigate.

(Picture: Lismore Radio/Facebook)

The officers were surprised to find large orange lettering daubed across the walls, reading ‘DUMB COPS’ and ‘KINGY BOYZ RULE’.

They were even more surprised to see the troublemaker, a man in his sixties, making his getaway down the street on a child’s scooter.



According to Tweed Byron LAC crime commander Detective Inspector Brendon Cullen, there was a thrilling 300m chase followed by a scuffle that put one officer out of work for a week with a shoulder injury.

The police station on a normal day (Picture: Lismore Radio/Facebook)

The man was promptly arrested for assaulting and resisting police, malicious damage and possessing house-breaking implements.

‘The actions we’re alleging are quite irrational, particularly with police being in the building at the time,’ he said.

The man is due to appear in court on June 30.

Police seized his scooter.