Score a big assist for Shaquille O'Neal, The 7-foot-1 Miami Heat center, for helping to nab the suspect of a hate crime on South Beach (Florida) early Sunday morning.
The Miami Herald says two men walking down the street about 3 AM became the targets of anti-gay slurs from a passing car before one of those in the car leaped out and threw a bottle at them.
''Shaquille O'Neal happened to be driving by and saw the incident in progress, and he followed the vehicle until it turned onto Palm Island,'' said police spokesman Robert Hernandez. ``He flagged down the Miami Beach officer on duty there, and the officer was able to apprehend the subject.''
Shaq is currently training to become a reserve police officer for Miami Beach and has already completed a training program with the U.S. Marshal's Office in Virginia.
"For this incident I don't want to be credited as an individual who does police work," O'Neal said in a statement. "I want to be credited as a Miami Beach police officer." Sources: Miami Herald, All Headline News, The Tribune of San Luis Obispo
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