Article updated: 10/3/2012 5:45 PM

Lombard cop gains international fame from Ryder escort

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Lombard Deputy Chief Pat Rollins used his unmarked squad car to rush European golfer Rory McIlroy, left, to the Ryder Cup on Sunday in time for the McIlroy to help his team to a comeback win. The car coincidentally was scheduled to be replaced and the village plans to sell it on an online auction site.

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Ever heard of Pat Rollins? Well, they have in Northern Ireland, Scotland, Britain and throughout the world of professional golf after Rollins famously sprinted European golfer Rory McIlroy to the final day of the Ryder Cup on Sunday at Medinah Country Club. The Lombard Deputy Police Chief is busy answering more than 70 media calls from around the world about his timely escort of McIlroy in an unmarked squad car that's set to be sold online.

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