The official motto of law enforcement is “To Protect and Serve,” but for Cullman Police Department Officer Zane Pounders, there’s an additional motto that’s driven him since at least high school: meet people and help those who need it. As a high school student in Russellville, Ala., Pounders helped out at his church with its…
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Officer goes viral for comforting boy with autism
Police officer Chris Scott has made waves for sitting down with Kyson Baler, a nonverbal autistic 9-year-old. Source: Officer goes viral for comforting boy with autism
Penguins fan offers homeless man ticket
A Pennsylvania police officer made a homeless man’s day last week — not with a handout, but with tickets to a Pittsburgh Penguins hockey game. Jimmy Mains, who works in the Pittsburgh suburb of Rankin, went to last Friday’s game between the Penguins and the Tampa Bay Lightning. As Mains approached PPG Paints Arena, a…