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Officer Replaces Girl’s Puppy After Car Runs Over Hers: ‘Humanity at Its Finest’
When a police officer in Arkansas answered a call about a girl’s puppy being run over, he also learned how sad the traumatic incident made her feel.
On May 13, the Jonesboro Police Department (JPD) received a call from a woman named Terri about her daughter Jessica’s dog being killed, the department said in a Facebook post.
“Jessica was heartbroken. Officer Lane Cohn responded to the call and Jessica’s hurt pulled at his heartstrings,” the post read.
The following day, Cohn got in touch with the Jonesboro Animal Control (JAC), the JPD Community Outreach Office, and Terri regarding a special plan he had to remedy the situation.
On May 18, the officer spoke with his coworkers about adopting a puppy from JAC for the girl, and the officers donated every penny needed to do it, including its shots and surgeries.
A few days later, Officer Cohn and Officer Jones gave the special surprise to Jessica at her home along with a goody basket from the JAC that had food, a leash, harness, dog beds, and more gifts tucked inside:
“Jessica was shocked and SO excited and thankful for all the officers who worked together to surprise her with this gift,” the department’s post continued:
We are so thankful to have officers like Lane at JPD. He could have just responded to this call and left it at that, but he went the extra steps to ask for help, ask for the mother’s permission, work with Animal Control to pick a puppy that would be suitable for Jessica, and present the puppy to the family at no cost. Great work to Officer Cohn, and thank you to all the officers who donated and to Jonesboro Animal Control for all their help and donations!
Facebook users praised the police officers for the thoughtful gesture, one calling it “Humanity at its finest.”
“Bless his heart and giving to the heart broken child. Outstanding performance from the JPD!!” another person commented.
WATCH: Missing Deaf Dog Reunited with Deaf Owner Thanks to Smart Collar
A very special two-year-old dog in Illinois is back home with his family after he escaped the safety of his backyard.
The story began a few weeks ago when Lex wanted to go outside and play, WGN 9 reported Sunday.
“So I let him out,” his owner, Jon Rollins, recalled. “And then I went back to watch some TV and I would say about five minutes later, I got an alert on my watch saying that Lex had left the property.”
Rollins and his dog are both deaf, and Eli, Jon’s son, was at home when the pup escaped.
“Since he’s a deaf dog, we can’t just go calling out for him,” Eli explained. “He won’t hear us. I was so worried because we just got him and I was so scared of anything ever happening to him.”
Last year, the Rollins family adopted Lex from a shelter that rescues deaf and blind dogs, called Speak St. Louis, and Allison Rollins, the mother of the family, said she was happy to bring him home.
However, they did take safety precautions.
“We were worried about him getting out and she told us about Fi, the collar, so we were relieved that there was something like that for sure,” Allison noted.
According to its website, the collar allows owners to track their dogs at all times and any place.
When Lex went missing, Jon was extremely worried and the biggest concern was a busy intersection that was not far away.
“I stopped and thought, ‘maybe the app on the phone will tell me where Lex is,'” Jon said. “I look, and I say ‘yes, he’s one block on the other side of the street.'”
He immediately headed in that direction.
“I went over there and I saw a family petting something and I thought it might be Lex. So I drove to that family and they said ‘is that your dog?’ And I said ‘yes, yes,'” Jon explained.
Now, the family is relieved to have their beloved pet safe at home again.
“If we didn’t have the tracker, I don’t know if we would have ever found him,” Eli stated, adding, “or if we found him, it would’ve taken a very long time.”
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