Nestled amid the CCTV footage of package thefts, the lineup of wanted mugshots, and PR shots of crisply smiling officers, the grainy snap of a boy shielding an elderly woman from a downpour with his coat was quietly going viral on the Facebook page of the police department in crime-ridden Independence.
The image had been shared on Aug. 26 by the Independence Police Department in Missouri, together with an outpouring of praise from the officer, who was said he was so touched by the moment he was hoping to trace the teenager to buy him dinner.
