Watch as Hoboken police officer stages pulling over his girlfriend before he proposes

When Florencia Coccoz got pulled over right outside of her job at Belo Bar in Hoboken on Saturday, she had no idea what was coming next.

She pulled over, texted her boyfriend, Hoboken Police Officer Chris Soto, and waited for the cop who had stopped her to approach. When he did, he asked for her information and said she matched the description for a hit-and-run, asking if the "damage" on the side of her car was new. Then another police car pulled up behind them as "backup."

Coccoz got out of the car to see the nonexistent damage and then noticed a group of people across the street, one of whom was her nephew.

"At this point I knew something was happening, and I was instantly in shock," Coccoz said.

Seconds later, Soto was on one knee proposing to Coccoz, his girlfriend of 12 years.

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"Florencia is a teacher, however, she works at Belo Bar on the weekends, which happens to be right next door to police headquarters. I knew the route she takes in to work on the weekends, so I planned for a co-worker to pull her over right in front of the bar," said Soto. "I wasn't working that day, so I knew she wouldn't be expecting to see me."

"We have been together for 12 years, so this has definitely been a long time coming. I always knew I wanted her to be completely surprised when I proposed, and I think the video speaks for itself. She was in complete shock," Soto said.

As you can probably assume, she said yes.

"Chris loves surprises, and this is by far the best one yet," Coccoz said.

This article originally appeared on NorthJersey.com: Watch as Hoboken police officer stages pulling over his girlfriend before he proposes