Scots schoolboy gets birthday surprise from cops after he was forced to cancel party

Kind-hearted cops have spread some birthday cheer after an Edinburgh schoolboy was forced to cancel his birthday party.

The youngster, known only as Alex, was surprised with a convoy of police vehicles during his daily exercise in the north east of the city .

Leading the way, two marked police bikes quickly grabbed the attention of passersby, including the primary school pupil, who was due to celebrate his 8th birthday.

With sirens blaring and the blue lights flashing, the fleet drives past with a hand-drawn sign stuck to the side of a police transit van.

Alex, 8, was forced to cancel his birthday party because of coronavirus (Twitter)

It read: “Happy birthday Alex.”

The north east Edinburgh Police Scotland Twitter account shared the short clip on Friday afternoon.

Police in north east Edinburgh decided to surprise eight-year-old Alex (Twitter)

They said: “ Coronavirus lockdown meant Alex had to cancel his 8th birthday party.

“Alex never complained and knew he had to #StayHomeSaveLives. We found out where he walked for his daily exercise and surprised him.

“Happy Birthday Alex. We are all in this together.”