Abbotsford man takes Uber home from bar, then drives to police station to report lost phone
A man in Abbotsford, Canada, sensibly took an Uber home from the bar – then drove his truck to the police station at 2am to report his lost phone, and was spotted driving it along the pavement in the police car park.
Some people learn the lesson halfway. A man in Abbotsford, British Columbia, did the responsible thing on a night out and took an Uber home from the bar. Then he realised his mobile was missing.
So, at about 2am on Sunday 1 November, the 42-year-old drove his own truck to the Abbotsford Police Department headquarters – on Justice Way, naturally – to report the phone lost.
Illustration: Gorilla Gazette / AI-generated image – not a real photo.
While he was there, a patrol officer noticed his truck being driven on the pavement in the police car park. According to the force, the officer approached him after he got out, noticed signs of alcohol impairment, and the man then failed a roadside screening test.
“It’s not every day that an impaired driver brings himself directly to a police station,” AbbyPD said on social media.
He was given a 90-day immediate roadside driving ban, and his truck was towed away for a 30-day impound.
Illustration: Gorilla Gazette / AI-generated image – not a real photo. Can you spot Gaz? #WheresGaz
Police did not say whether the phone was ever found. It is, at least, now clear where he would have been easy to find.
Sources: CTV News · KelownaNow (3 Nov 2026) · News of the Weird, Andrews McNeel Syndicate, via Leader-Call (14 Nov 2026).
Image credits: Top photo: U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Clare Werner, “Sky’s No Limit – She is Anything Airshow 2024”, public domain (U.S. federal government work), via Wikimedia Commons (representative, resized; not the actual incident). Illustrations: Gorilla Gazette / AI-generated, not real photos.
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