NY Police Officers show great Kindness to Homeless Man

By Park Sae-jin Posted : May 13, 2017, 09:45 Updated : May 13, 2017, 09:45

Bobby, before the makeover. [Courtesy of Rome Police Department / Facebook]


The city of Rome is a cozy little town located in north-central New York state. The town made headlines all over the news with Rome Police Department's acts of kindness to a homeless man named Bobby. 

According to the Facebook post on Rome PD's page, the officers had "some interactions with a man down on his luck, Bobby" and found out "he'd love a haircut and warm shower". 

The officers made Bobby's wish come true and some more on April 25. He was able to get "a haircut, a shave, a shower, and a whole new wardrobe of donated clothing."
 

 [Courtesy of Rome Police Department / Facebook]


Rome Police Officers helped Bobby out of his old clothing and dressed him up in new clothes. 
 

[Courtesy of Rome Police Department / Facebook]


Officers even gave him a new haircut. 
 

[Courtesy of Rome Police Department / Facebook]


Bobby even got a whole new wardrobe to last him some time. 
 

[Courtesy of Rome Police Department / Facebook]


[Courtesy of Rome Police Department]


[Courtesy of Rome Police Department / Facebook ]


Bobby walked out of the Rome PD building "looking like a whole new person" and "couldn't thank [the officers] enough." 

The story of this kind gesture from Rome PD went viral on the social media channel, touching countless people in the world. The post on Rome Police Department's Facebook page garnered over 26,000 reactions and shared over 11,800 times as of today.  

Many people all over the world left comments thanking the Rome PD for their kindness. 

The officers who showed the great compassion were Officer Page, Sgt. Fragapane, Officer Buckley, and Officer Gebo. 

You can see the original Facebook post here
If you would like to help more people like Bobby in Rome, please donate to Rome Rescue Mission here






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