The Life Of A First Responder

Good Cops Are Out There

So many people see the bad stories about the police and focus on that. There are some things that officers do that do get noticed by the media, but many things that they do on a day to day basis, don't get noticed. They don't do it for the money, fame, or recognition. They help people.

So here are just a few of the many good things police officers have done.

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Officer Charles Ziegler of a North Carolina police department pulled his cruiser over when he saw a woman walking in the freezing rain with her child in a stroller, and offered them a lift. A witness caught the good deed and posted a photo to the town's Twitter page.

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A boy asked this officer, who was taking a routine vandalism report at an elementary school, if he was a cop, because his mother told him a cop would always help him when he needed it. When the cop replied, yes, I am a cop, the boy asked him to help tie his shoe.

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Officer Larry DePrimo of the NYC Police Department knelt down and helped a barefoot, homeless man to put on boots he'd purchased for the man on a cold winter night.

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Police Chief Michael Begonis draws with David Maselli, a 3-year-old leukemia patient who spent the day at the police station. He met the K-9 unit, sat in a firetruck, and colored with Chief Begonis.

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Officer Mike Hill of the Jennings, La. Police Department with his favorite 'back-up' Blaize Richards, who was given a uniform for his 18th birthday. Blaize, who is menatally disabled, has always aspired to be an officer, so Hill did everything to make that dream a reality, even bringing him by the department and visiting to show off his new squad.

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Portland police pull over in their cruiser to help a woman who fell out of her wheelchair

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When Brookhaven police officers passed a home while on patrol, they saw an elderly woman mowing her lawn. When they returned several hours later and saw her still at it, they decided to do something to help.

According to Brookhaven police, after stopping to talk to the woman, officers learned her late husband took great pride in their lawn.

Since his passing, she has tried to keep it up, but has a difficult time doing it herself.

Officer C. McCoy, with the Brookhaven Police Department, volunteered to help her by finishing the task himself. He wanted to give her a break, he said.

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In the midst of chaos and tragedy, a Colorado police officer was trying to pacify a little girl whose father was the victim of a fatal rollover accident.

Officer Nick Struck tended to a young girl while others on the scene worked to save the individuals who were thrown from the vehicle. Six people were ejected when the car rolled over. The victims included the child's father, one woman and four children.

Officer Struck said he has a two-year-old daughter, and he just did what he would want someone else to do for her.

"I have a two-year-old daughter and she's my first kid," Officer Struck said, "So of course, your first thought is that could be your little daughter. I'm not a medical person, but I know how to give a hug to somebody, and you better believe every one of those officers on scene would do the same thing."

"My daughter, when she falls down and hurts herself, I sing 'Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star", Officer Struck said. "So I started singing it to the little girl."

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In Little Rock Arkansas 83-year-old Melvin with Alzheimer's turned up missing. The police eventually found him. They get these kind of calls often, but this one was different. He didn't know who he was or where he lived, but he clearly knew where he was going.

It was the day before mother's day and he was a man on a mission. Melvin was going to get some flowers for his wife. When he ran short of money, one of the police officers paid it.