The Davy V. Blog: Rochester, NY Police officer Caught on Video... Helping Woman in Wheelchair

Rochester, NY Police officer helps woman in wheelchair.

By Davy V.

In today's day and age, rarely do we hear about, or get to see, a police officer doing a good deed.

And it seems as though the only time a law enforcement officer is captured on video, is when they're doing something wrong.

For example, beating or killing someone.

Which is why it was so refreshing for me when I witnessed Rochester, NY Police homicide investigator David Simpson helping an elderly woman cross a busy intersection in November of 2013.

Simpson, who got out of his unmarked Chevy Impala helped the woman who was pushing a grocery cart. (SEE LINK TO MY STORY ON SIMPSON BELOW)

Rochester, NY Police investigator David Simpson helps elderly woman cross street

Photo by Davy V.

Or when I published a photo of Rochester, NY Police officer Kaela Pitts, or as I dubbed her, "The Hopscotch Cop", playing hopscotch on a city sidewalk with neighborhood kids.

(SEE LINK TO MY STORY ON OFFICER PITTS BELOW)

Rochester, NY Police officer Kaela Pitts hopscotching with neighborhood kids.

And today, a video posted to YouTube (CLICK LINK BELOW TO WATCH VIDEO) shows a Rochester, NY Police officer who stopped his car in traffic, to help a woman in a wheelchair make it safely up a shopping plaza sidewalk on Rochester's North Goodman Street.

These sorts of acts of kindness on behalf of police officers remind me of "Officer Friendly", wh visited my 2nd grade class at Jonathan Child #21 School in Rochester.

That's when I was taught that police officers were your friend.

And that you could trust them.

Until Rochester, NY Police officers Randall "Rambo" Benjamin, and Mark Mariano kicked in the front door to our home, illegally entered our hone without a warrant, terrorized me and my family at gunpoint, and threatened to shoot our dog.

To the Rochester, NY Police officer who helped this woman, Thank you officer.

You've reminded of a time of innocence.