Kind cops pay for distraught woman’s food after she was accused of stealing
A group of good natured police officers paid for a distressed woman’s groceries after she was accused of stealing them from a store.
The woman was photographed being held by security at a Whole Foods in New York on Thursday after being blamed for putting food into her bag which she had not paid for.
Twitter user Paul Bozynowski who posted details of the incident online, and explained how the distressing situation ultimately had a happy ending.
His photo, posted on Twitter shows the distraught woman holding a tissue to her face as she stands by the checkout surrounded by three officers.
‘When the NYPD showed up, they paid for her food,’ he tweeted.
This woman was being held by security.
She had food in her bag she didn’t pay for.
When the NYPD showed up, they paid for her food.Happy 4th…! #July4th #FourthOfJuly #NYPD pic.twitter.com/zWHV1Fn1Wg
— paul bozymowski (@pboz) July 4, 2019
‘It was nice to be able to witness a genuine act of kindness’ he later tweeted.
NYPD Chief of Department Terence Monahan took a moment to thank the kind officers for their good deed.
‘Cops like Lt. Sojo and Officers Cuevas and Rivera of the Strategic Response Group are the kind-hearted cops who quietly do good deeds for New Yorkers in need.
‘My thanks to @pboz for highlighting the often unnoticed.’
Police have not said whether the woman was actually stealing food, or if she’d just fallen victim to an upsetting misunderstanding.
Cops like Lt. Sojo and Officers Cuevas and Rivera of the Strategic Response Group are the kind-hearted cops who quietly do good deeds for New Yorkers in need. My thanks to @pboz for highlighting the often unnoticed. https://t.co/gbsjkx3iVE
— Chief Terence Monahan (@NYPDChiefofDept) July 4, 2019