What’s faster than a speeding bullet, able to leap over walls in a single bound, and sometimes wears a mask that completely distorts all of his dialogue? According to the tabloids, it’s Tom Hardy, and he’s out to protect the good citizens of London. After a pair of suspected thieves crashed a stolen moped and tried to flee the scene, the Taboo star apparently chased one of the alleged thieves through gardens and a building site before apprehending him single-handedly, according to eyewitness accounts given to The Sun:
The Legend, Batman and Taboo star vaulted walls as he sprinted after the crook — then grabbed him by the scruff of the neck and patted him down for concealed weapons.
Onlookers said Hardy was ferocious: “Tom must have been walking down the road. He went off like a shot in pursuit and looked furious. If the kid had been dumb enough to resist I reckon Tom would have given him a good hiding,†one told The Sun. Hardy reportedly declared “I caught the c–t,†when he apprehended the suspect, and told another witness, “This little s—t nicked something and now he’s got himself a Âbroken leg,†according to “Page Six.â€
As perfect and movie-worthy as this story sounds, police cast doubt on the action-movie-style foot chase. “At 12:34 hrs on Sunday, 24 April a motorcyclist was in collision with a car in Sheen Road, Richmond. Officers happened to be present at the time of the collision. This was not a pursuit,†a Scotland Yard spokesperson told The Telegraph. Hardy’s representatives haven’t commented on the story, so for now we can imagine that police are just embarrassed Hardy got all the credit.