Police Officer Sees Little Boy Playing Alone In The Cold, Stops Car To Play Catch

Jan 31, 2019 by apost team

The police officer's motto is "to protect and serve," but his duties do tend to fall outside the norm sometimes.

One police officer in Tennessee brought a mother and her 14-year-old son to tears when they observed him doing an extremely generous thing. What this particular police officer did was highly appreciated by this mother and her son.

It was a cold day when Caden decided to go outside by himself and play in the town of Old Hickory. It didn't take long for someone to come along and befriend him. That was when a police officer stopped his patrol car and started to play football with Caden.

The police officer wasn't required to play with Caden, but it gave both of them a chance to have a little fun together. The police officer offered to play catch with Caden, and he eagerly accepted the offer.

Caden's mother Beth was inside watching the two of them interact, and she couldn't help but smile. She saw the police officer offer Caden words of encouragement as they played together.

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Caden had the opportunity to catch the long tosses that the police officer threw him, and he didn't have any trouble doing so. In all, they spent about 10 minutes playing.

Beth wanted to thank the police officer for playing with her son, but he was in his car and driving away before she had the chance to say anything. She thought that all she could do was write him a note on Facebook. In her post, she wrote the following:

"I posted the video because I was so touched by it that I had to share, and I also wanted to tell him thank you."

Beth learned that the police officer who took time out to play with Caden was Officer Graham.

Beth was interviewed on the news later that day, and she gave a special message to Officer Graham. She said, "I am so glad so many people are seeing this video and are as touched by it as I am."

The fact that this police officer took time out of his busy day to play with a child and make him happy just proves that those on the police force are worthy of our kindness and respect.

We would like to extend our thanks to Officer Graham because we know that he is not the only one on the police force who has been this generous.

If you find this story as heartwarming as we do, feel free to pass it along to all your loves ones! Have you had any similarly delightful encounters with member of the police force too? We would love to hear your stories - so make sure to let us know!