People always assume that cops are just trying to make life difficult for people for no reason, which is exactly what one Detroit father thought when he got pulled over by an officer from the Westland Police Department.
LaVonte Dell was driving with his daughter in the backseat when he got pulled over by Officer Josh Scaglione for having tinted windows, and was crushed because he knew he was about to get a few tickets that he couldn’t afford. After handing over his license, the officer asked Dell to step out of his car, but what he had to say was the farthest thing from his imagination.
Dell got out of the car, and Officer Scaglione asked why his 3-year-old wasn’t in a car seat. Dell explained that the old one was now too small, and he couldn’t afford a new one.
Rather than write Dell a ticket and give the struggling dad more bills to worry about, Officer Scaglione bought the little girl a proper car seat.“Do you know, this white police officer told me to follow him to Walmart on Ford Road and he purchased my daughter a car seat with his own money,” Dell wrote in a Facebook post that has now gone viral.
“Officer Scaglione reached into his own pocket and made a contribution to LaVonte’s family; and, judging by what he wrote on Facebook, it was taken extremely well,” Police Sgt. Robert Wilkie said. “It’s a big deal when an officer — whether he’s been here a year or he’s been here 20 years — is recognized for making such a contribution. It shows where Officer Scaglione’s heart is, and what his intention is on becoming a police officer. It’s clearly to serve the public and make a difference.”
Read Dell’s entire heartwarming message after his eye-opening experience with a cop below:
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[Featured image credit: Facebook/LaVonte Dell]
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