KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A Tennessee police officer went beyond the call of duty Thursday, showing kindness to a man in need.
According to a social media post by the Knoxville Police Department, Officer Dana Crocker helped one distraught man who appeared to be crying in a parking lot, WBIR reported. The police department took a post from the “I Love Fountain City!” Facebook group.
The name of the person who posted was marked out, but Crocker’s deed shone through.
“Right as I made up my mind to see what I could do to help, this police officer pulled in and gave him a pair of shoes and a new shirt.”
“This photo may not look like much, but what you are seeing is a man without shoes and a dirty shirt,” the poster wrote. “He was sobbing in the parking lot.
Crocker also chatted with the man, WBIR reported.
The Knoxville Police Department shared a post about it on its Twitter and Facebook accounts Thursday.
“This was a wonderful thing to witness in the world we live in today,” the Facebook poster wrote. “It also gave me a moment with my kids to teach compassion and a lesson on the choices we make in life.”