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Ankeny officer seen fixing tire in viral photo tells the story Share Updated: 5:38 PM CST Feb 15, 2021 Ankeny officer seen fixing tire in viral photo tells the story Share Updated: 5:38 PM CST Feb 15, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript HAS GOTTEN A LOT OF ATTENTION ONLINE. IT’S A PHOTO OF AN ANKENY POLICE OFFICER FIXING SOMEONE ELSE’S FLAT TIRE LAST WEEK IN THIS BITTER COLD. THIS IS A HEART WARMER OFFICER JAKE MCDONOUGH SAYS HE WAS RESPONDING TO A CALL OF A RECKLESS DRIVER, BUT HE SOON NOTICED AN OLDER WOMAN WHO WAS HAVING ISSUES WITH HER CAR NEAR THE INTERSTATE ON FIRST STREET IN ANKENY, MCDONOUGH SAYS THE WOMAN’S TIRE WAS HANGING OFF THE RIM AND SHE COULDN’T AFFORD A TOW. CONTROL WENT UP OVER THE CURB UNTO A SNAIL BANK AND I SAW HER BACK UP ON THE ROAD AND I HAD TO MAKE SURE YOU KNOW, SHE WAS OKAY KIND OF INFORMED HER OF WHAT WAS HAPPENING. AND SO THEN I SAID, YOU KNOW, WHAT? WHY DON’T YOU JUST STAY IN YOUR ....