Out of His Pocket, III

It has happened again!

This is the third story of this type we have shared in recent months.  The first was about an officer in Michigan who, instead of writing a ticket for a child not secured in a car seat, bought the young mother a car seat with his own funds.  The second was about an officer in Alabama who, instead of arresting a woman who was attempting to steal eggs for her young children, bought the eggs for her.

Now this.

In London, Kentucky, last month, a police officer did not arrest a suspected shoplifter.  Instead, the officer reached in to his own pocket and paid for what the shoplifter was trying to steal.

On January 17, Officer Justin Roby was called to the Kroger store after an employee stopped a man who was shoplifting.  The suspect was a single father who had fallen on hard times, according to Roby.  The man was caught stealing baby formula for his six-month-old son, who was with him at the time.

The store's loss prevention officer told Roby he did not want to press charges, and Roby not only agreed, he then bought some formula for the man.

Three similar stories reaching us in a relatively brief span.  Which means that it is likely happening even more often than we know.  Each time, each officer reaching in to his own pocket to help someone.