The Goodness of America
Officer With a Heart of Gold
The actions of a kind police officer in Atlanta, Georgia, are not likely to be forgotten by the Staples family anytime soon.
Officer Che Milton was called to a local Family Dollar store in February to apprehend a 12-year-old girl who had been caught attempting to steal $2 shoes. Milton confronted the young girl and asked her why she was stealing the shoes, and was saddened by her story. She explained that she was stealing the shoes for her younger sister because her parents could not afford the shoes.
Instead of charging the girl with a misdemeanor, the officer instead offered to give her a ride home and meet her family. In his meeting with the family, Officer Milton learned that the family had four children, and though the father was working, the family was struggling to keep up with its finances.
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