POLICE officers took some time out of their busy schedule to give a teenager a birthday to remember.

Ollie Smith had been celebrating his 17th birthday with family when he was surprised by a group of officers at his front door.

They had heard Ollie was a huge fan of the TV programme, Police Interceptors, and decided to pay him a visit to mark his special day.

An armed response vehicle, a dog unit, a roads policing response vehicle, a patrol car, a motorbike unit, and unmarked vehicle all stopped by at his hime in Dunmow to wish him a happy birthday.

Ollie’s dad Mark said: “He loves Police Interceptors and anything to do with police and police enforcement, and he loves cars.

“This has been a massive surprise for Oliver. All these police cars have come so he’s in his element and very excited.

“I just want to say a great big thank you to all the officers involved, it’s overwhelming.

“He will remember this forever, this is a memory you can’t buy. You could see his response when he saw all the cars and how excited he was.

“Just one car stopping by with its lights on would have had him made up but this is beyond belief. It’s really made his birthday.”

PC Glen Braden, from the Uttlesford community policing team, said: “When we heard how much of a fan Ollie was of police and police cars we thought it would be great to surprise him for his birthday.

“One of the best part of being a police officer is being able to do little things that make a big difference to people.

“I’m delighted we could do this for his special day and seeing how happy he was really made our day too.”