Yesterday Officer Haro and McDonald were dispatched to a call of a found person near 95th and Halsted. Upon arriving they learned that an elderly woman appeared to be lost and disoriented was wandering around the area for hours. They located the woman pushing her walker a short distance away and made contact with her. It was quickly determined that she was non verbal and appeared to have extreme difficulty communicating. Quick thinking Officer Haro began to write questions for the lady who began to respond through pen and paper with the officers. It was determined that the woman lived a couple of blocks away and Officers Haro and McDonald walked with her as she walked down the street to her residence. Upon escorting her into the residence, the officers discovered that the woman lived by herself and had very little food in her house. Without missing a beat, both officers returned to the car and went to Jewel to buy groceries for the woman. The officers returned to her house and stocked the refrigerator and cabinets with food.... paid for out of their own pockets. They were thanked with tears and a hug and went on their way to their next job.
We couldn't be prouder to share this story, these officers exhibited true concern for the community they police. Thank you!
I hope you're not holding your breath waiting to see this published in the Trib or Times
ReplyDeletebut but what about tickets???
ReplyDeleteA real hero buys groceries for her and keeps quiet.
ReplyDeleteBINGO
DeleteDid you consider the possibility that they said nothing about it, and their supervisor or other Officers found out and made it public?
Delete115 bourbon street will send food truck to your district
ReplyDeleteMedia will never report that. They to worried about getting lsd shut down for parade to cubs game
ReplyDeleteA real hero would take lady in
ReplyDeleteHow many more ladies like her out there? They care more for illegal alien children than our own citizens.
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