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Woman Sees Cop With Man Near Trash Can. Witnessing His Actions Has Her Secretly Snapping Photos
It isn’t all that uncommon to see individuals scouring ditches or rummaging through the trash to find cans to redeem. That extra cash sometimes makes the difference between a warm meal or going hungry for some.
When Jenny Crider left her complex to grab her mail, she spied a man on a bicycle who she had seen before picking out the cans and bottles from their big bin. She also spied a Mesa, Arizona, police officer pulling up.
«I honestly thought he was going to ask him to leave and stop going through the trash. »
Jenny had a feeling that the man whom she had seen numerous times might find himself in trouble. She was worried about him, because he seemed to need a helping hand and the cash from those cans likely came in handy.
But when she returned home from getting her mail, she was startled by what actually transpired between the officer and the stranger…
The officer who stopped the man was Kent Green, a 28-year-old ultramarathoner who has logged eight years on the job and thousands of miles as a runner. When he caught the man digging through someone else’s garbage canister, he didn’t feel compelled to write him a ticket or shoo him away.
According to Runner’s World, he actually feared for the man’s safety. So he asked him to step back from the large garbage receptacle.
As Officer Green headed back to his cruiser, he noticed that the man’s shoes were quite worn. As an ultramarathoner, Officer Green logs a whopping 70 to 80 miles per week during peak training periods — he knows a thing or two about worn shoes.
In fact, Officer Green blows through shoes every four to six weeks. So he pulled a pair of his slightly used shoes out of the back of his patrol car — one of many that he drives around with for just such an encounter.
Officer Green presented his running shoes to the man who gladly accepted them. Jenny happened to witness this exchange and couldn’t believe what she was seeing.
The Mesa resident took to Facebook to credit the cop for his random act of kindness. She was impressed by what she saw.
«When I came back home from getting the mail, the officer had brought out a nice, new pair of shoes to give to the man. It’s the simple, Christlike acts like this that give me hope in this world. Thank you Mesa Police for having such wonderful officers patrol the area!»
Officer Green said he often comes across barefoot people while he’s out and about patrolling, which is doubly difficult for individuals walking on concrete in a sweltering hot Arizona summer.
Up until now, Officer Green’s shoe donations have snuck under the radar, which the modest man prefers. But, he explained to Runner’s World that the outpouring of support from the community and others has been:
«…overwhelmingly positive, humbling, and just awesome.»
The attention to his private mission also has shed light on how generous officers can be behind the scenes. The officer said he hopes it will inspire others to help out those in need.
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