Watch California cop respond to DMV disturbance, then use sign language to resolve it
A highway patrol officer responded to a reported disturbance at a DMV location in Southern California — but then realized the situation was something else entirely, video shows.
California Highway Patrol’s Central Los Angeles office posted footage of the interaction on Twitter Tuesday, writing that the officer “realized the call was simply due to a language barrier” when he reached the DMV outpost on Hope Street near the University of Southern California.
The officer then used American Sign Language to help the apparently deaf woman communicate with DMV workers, according to CHP.
“He also covered the cost when she came up short for the fee,” CHP wrote on Twitter.
FOX LA identified the responding officer as Randy Rodriguez.
The video has been liked thousands of times since it was posted Tuesday.
CHP Officer Robert Gomez characterized Rodriguez’ efforts as “excellent” and “above and beyond,” according to KTLA.
In the video, the officer can be seen signing with the woman and acting as an intermediary between her and DMV workers. Eventually the hearing impaired woman hands over cash and the officer counts it up — but when he discovers it’s not enough, he returns the cash and pulls out his own wallet.
“Tell you what, I’ll cover it for her,” he says.
CHP Headquarters shared the Los Angeles office’s video on Twitter and wrote that Rodriguez “is proof that CHP officers are willing to go above and beyond the call of duty, and that the women and men of this Department truly are a part of the community in which they serve.”
This story was originally published December 10, 2019 at 2:23 PM with the headline "Watch California cop respond to DMV disturbance, then use sign language to resolve it."
