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New Zealand war veteran John Bray, who calls himself a modern-day Batman, is on the lookout for a sidekick – after being banned from going out and fighting crime alone at night, UK's Metro reports.

The 91-year-old served in a raiding unit in World War II and therefore considered himself more qualified to deal with the criminals in the North Island town of Waipawa, enlisting himself as a member of the local community patrol.

Just like Batman, Bray started out with a Robin-like partner, but decided to ditch him after he kept falling asleep on duty. Bray has now been told by the head of the community patrol organization that he cannot work alone.

"I want to keep going so now I have to find a new partner," Bray said.

He also described his crime-fighting role – in which he drives through the streets at night armed only with a spotlight and mobile phone – as a success.

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巡街老人自诩蝙蝠侠

       新西兰老兵约翰•布雷自称是当代蝙蝠侠，在被告知不得晚上单独外出打击犯罪后，他开始寻找搭档。

       据英国《都市报》报道，现年91岁的布雷二战时曾在突袭部队服役，自认为是怀帕瓦北岛镇打击犯罪的最佳人选，于是他报名参加了当地的社区巡逻队。

       和蝙蝠侠一样，布雷刚开始也有一个罗宾似的搭档。但那人执勤时老是睡觉，布雷便决定将其丢开。结果，社区巡逻队的负责人让他暂停巡逻，理由是他不能独自一人工作。

       布雷说：“我想接着做下去，所以现在必须得找个新搭档。”

       他还说自己打击犯罪的活动很“成功”，尽管他晚上开车巡逻时仅有的装备是一盏聚光灯和一部手机。

(China.org.cn May 16, 2011)