A Napier police constable stripped to his underwear to inspect a stolen vehicle spotted submerged in the Ahuriri estuary yesterday morning.
Constable Mel Hunter had the dubious honours of Speedo Cop for the day as he waded out to check the car in his underwear.
Acting Sergeant Kevin Dolbel said police arrived at the estuary before 9am to find the "stolen dumped car".
"The vehicle had been stolen on October 6," he said.
"There had been some obvious damage and we found a big brick on the accelerator.