An elderly woman is robbed of money and food, but a kind officer decides to pay for her shopping

by Alison Forde

December 09, 2020

An elderly woman is robbed of money and food, but a kind officer decides to pay for her shopping
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We have to pay attention to our older and more fragile loved ones. Not only are they the most vulnerable to scams by ill-intentioned people, but a raid on their home by thieves could even prove fatal. A danger that Beatriz Martinez is all too aware of. A few weeks ago, the 82-year-old retiree saw strangers break into her home for the second time to rob her and harm her; and the second time, it was even worse ...

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Beatriz Martinez had recently returned home after having collected her social security money from her local bank. As soon as she entered the house she noticed that three well-built men were in front of her porch. They stole $80 in cash, robbed her refrigerator, and even stole her phone. Beatriz eventually found herself lying on the ground, with head injuries.

The 82-year-old woman did not know how to ask for help, both her phone and cash had been taken from her, but luckily an officer from her city decided to make a gesture of enormous generosity towards this poor woman, as soon as she learned of the terrible news ...

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One of the aofficers who answered the call from the woman's neighbor (Beatriz lives in California but doesn't speak English well), who wished to remain anonymous, took Beatriz to a nearby shop to buy her the groceries she needed, so that the poor old woman who was robbed would have some food in her refrigerator.

A gesture of true generosity on the part of this angel with a big heart, who didn't think twice about giving a helping hand to that poor 82-year-old woman with no food left in her refrigerator. A gesture of great solidarity that should be taken as an example by all of us!

 

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