Trike | Patrol Mitch

It was Mitch. He didn't shout. He didn't chase. He simply stopped ten feet away, clicked on his high beams, and said in a calm, authoritative voice: "Evening, gentlemen. The folks on this street leave for work at 5 AM. You don't want to be here when they start their engines."

Local police have given him an unofficial endorsement. Officer Linda Hayes of the county sheriff’s office stated: "We can’t be everywhere. Having a sober, responsible citizen like Trike Patrol Mitch acting as our eyes and ears has reduced petty theft in that zip code by an estimated 40%. He knows his limits. He calls us first." No story about a civilian patrol is without friction. Trike Patrol Mitch has faced his share of critics. trike patrol mitch

Real name: Mitch Thompson (verified through public records). Age: 67. Former career: 30-year veteran of a municipal transit authority. Current occupation: Self-appointed captain of the "Sunset Hills Pedestrian Patrol." It was Mitch

Mitch operates on a simple schedule: Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday nights from 8 PM to midnight. He covers roughly eight miles of suburban streets. He does not carry a weapon. He does not attempt to make arrests. His entire strategy relies on the psychological principle that wrongdoers avoid witnesses. He simply stopped ten feet away, clicked on

Mitch gained his moniker four years ago when residents of the Sunset Hills subdivision noticed a peculiar yet comforting sight: a large, heavy-set man wearing a fluorescent yellow vest, cruising silently on a massive, customized adult tricycle equipped with storage baskets, a mounted flashlight, and—most famously—a small, battery-powered siren that chirps like a polite duck.

A local documentary filmmaker has expressed interest in a short film titled "Three Wheels, One Mission." Mitch is hesitant. "I don't need fame," he says. "I just need the kids to stop stealing my neighbor’s bird bath."