He could have just referred her to a homeless shelter and stepped away but instead he went above and beyond the call of duty.<\/p>\n
Cpl Atkinson bought them a meal and put them up in a hotel for the night.\u201cI had the extra money,\u201d he said. \u201cWhat would it hurt just to put them up for a night to make sure they\u2019re safe?<\/p>\n
In Northampton, Massachusetts, police were called after a 53-year-old man found he couldn\u2019t pay for the gas he\u2019d just filled his car up with.<\/p>\n
When the officer arrived, instead of arresting him, he paid for his gas.<\/p>\n
A similar situation occurred in Michigan when an officer overheard a woman trying to buy gas with $3, all in coins.Gas station owner Seth Kazz said the officer went out to talk to the woman and was told about her struggles following her husband\u2019s death.<\/p>\n
After offering to pump the gas for her, he then came back in and paid for it. \u201cNowadays there\u2019s so much negativity towards police officers,\u201d Seth wrote on Facebook.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not saying every officer is perfect, (and) I\u2019m sure some are at fault at times. We all make mistakes, but we should all respect, appreciate, and thank them for what they do.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
He could have just referred her to a homeless shelter and stepped away but instead he went above and beyond the call of duty. Cpl Atkinson bought them a meal and put them up in a hotel for the night.\u201cI had the extra money,\u201d he said. \u201cWhat would it hurt just to put them up…<\/p>\n