Police officers work every day to protect and serve their communities, yet it often seems that they don’t get the respect that they deserve in this country. With so many negative stories about cops being reported in the media, it’s nice to see a positive story about police officers go viral!

Two officers with the Tukwila Police Department recently saw a little boy running through a park with torn, dirty socks and a big gash on his foot. The two cops immediately knew they had to do something to help the boy, so they took action!

“Sooo…Sergeant Modest and Officer Bashful (names have been changed to protect their bashfulness) were patrolling on foot at Cascade View Park yesterday afternoon,” the police department recounted on Facebook. “They came across this guy running around in torn dirty socks and bleeding from a decent sized cut on the bottom of his foot. The sergeant cleaned up and patched his foot with his first aid kit. When asked where his shoes were, their new friend told them that he didn’t have any shoes because the pair he had was too small for his feet to fit in.”

“The sergeant ran out and grabbed a pair of shoes for him while the officer kept him and his friends company,” the department continued. “He came back with not only a pair of shoes, but also with a bunch of popsicles because what isn’t better than a cold popsicle on a hot summer day?! The officer helped to tie his new friend’s shoes and they all enjoyed a popsicle together before parting ways.”

After the post went viral, the Tukwila Police Department gave another update about the situation.

“What our officers did is no different than what officers do daily all over the country,” they continued. “It is representative of the small acts of kindness that occur daily between police officers and members of the communities that they serve nationwide. A small gesture such as this one or the countless other gestures of kindness that officers do daily goes a long way towards building rapport and trust with every member of the community regardless of their socioeconomic status.”

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