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In a rough part of this city's northwest side, the call about a shoplifter at a discount store should have been straightforward.
For Officer Che Milton, it was the first call of his shift -- on his fourth day on the job.
Inside the store, Milton met a sobbing 12-year-old named Heaven Staples.
"She's crying, bawling. Tears everywhere," Milton told CNN. "She was upset she was caught stealing."
Heaven told him that she was stealing shoes because her 5-year-old sister needed them.
"I couldn't put her in the system, being 12 years old, for stealing some $5 shoes," Milton recalled. "I'd rather just take her home and see what's going on.'
http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/26/us/beyond-the-call-of-duty-atlanta-police-helps-shoplifter/
Just saw this on CNN and thought it was worth posting here. More like Mr. Milton please.
lpbk2713
(42,753 posts)I'm so happy there are people like Officer Milton in this world.
Doodley
(9,088 posts)TNNurse
(6,926 posts)that there are truly wonderful people in this world.