DALLAS, TX – A Dallas mother of six recently escaped an abusive relationship. She did not, however, escape with the money to get furniture for her new apartment. Officers of the Dallas Police Department, after learning of her dilemma, made sure that she and her children had a furnished home to live in.
A few Dallas Police officers made a big impact on a single mom’s life who was fleeing domestic violence. https://t.co/ec84q2kMv8
— Morning After (@AMafterLIVE) August 19, 2020
Dallas Police Department Officers Reneeshia McIntyre and Delia Pesina had responded to a call for service at an apartment complex in Old East Dallas. While still at the apartment complex, they were approached by a two-year-old child. The child asked the officers to come to their apartment.
The officers, not knowing what the problem was, rushed over.
That is when they met the mother of the small child who explained that she was finally able to break free from her abusive relationship. The mother, and her six children, were able to acquire an apartment, with help from a local church, however, could not afford any furniture. The mother was forced to leave everything behind as she fled the relationship with her abusive spouse.
The officers recognized the immediate need to help the woman and her children.
Pesina said as they were leaving:
“I looked at my partner [McIntyre] and said, we need to do something to help her.”
The two officers reached out to fellow members of the department. They asked if there was anything people were willing to donate to help the family. Donations began to pour in from both officers and citizens in the community alike.
Pesina said:
“The show of support was truly amazing and very overwhelming.”
McIntyre and Pesina were able to go to several different stores to buy the family the things that they so desperately needed. The empty apartment would soon be filled with beds, cribs, mattresses, pillows, sheets and more.
Once the two officers had all the furniture needed, they brought it to the family’s apartment. Several officers from the department arrived to help put it all together.
The family was overwhelmed when the officers came back to their apartment with the newly purchased furniture. The donations collected were not only able to furnish the apartment. They also had enough money left over to donate $250 for food and whatever other items they needed.
McIntyre said:
“We told the children, ‘This is where you’re going to be sleeping.’ The excitement on their face was so heartfelt we had to fight back tears.”
The children’s mother was visibly moved. She had a difficult time containing her emotions. She told the officers:
“I wish I could do more than say thank you to everyone that contributed to me and my children. We love ya’ll and really love the things you gave us. We are very much appreciative and grateful for you guys helping us.”
Officer Pesina, it was learned, had an additional reason for helping the family. She had also escaped an abusive relationship.
Pesina knew in her heart that this woman truly needed a hand up. Without it, she could end up back with her abuser. That, Pesina said, is why the officers went as far as they did to help the family.
When it came to receiving thanks from the family, McIntyre, like many police officers, was very reluctant to take it.
She said:
“For me, it’s part of my job description. It’s part of my heart.”
Law Enforcement Today wants to thank all of the officers and volunteers that helped make this mother and her children’s life a little bit better because of their kindness.
And while we are not surprised at the extreme efforts of these officers, we could not be more proud of them setting such an excellent example of helping their community.
Here’s another recent article we brought you regarding an officer who selflessly helped another.
Who says a cop is never around when you need one?
On August 12th, Lodi Police Officer Erika Urrea was patrolling her area when she observed a man in an electric chair stuck on the railroad tracks.
What was worse is that a train was on its way and the man could not move.
The officer, disregarding her own safety, jumped into action and pulled him free at the last literal second.
Lodi police officer rescues man in wheelchair from oncoming train in dramatic video https://t.co/JZU3ZYK2rK
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) August 13, 2020
The situation appeared to have lasted for a mere 40 seconds from the time Urrea spotted them man until the incident was over. Without thinking, Urrea jumped into action and ran from her patrol vehicle and grabbed hold of the man.
When it became clear that the chair would not be coming off of the railroad tracks ,Urrea grabbed hold of him and began pulling him off of the chair. The chair fell and it appears that urea lost her grip as she went backwards.
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As she attempted to reengage her grip, the train struck the man’s legs and she fell backwards. The man was taken to the hospital where he is being treated for the leg injury. Thankfully he is expected to recover.
Urrea told CBS News:
“To me, I didn’t think the train was still a ways away. But, as I got up to him, I grabbed on to him, I can see the train just approaching and it was going pretty fast. I just was like, I got to get him off of the tracks.”
Urrea recounted when she fell as the train swept by, she heard a noise which sounded like something was struck.
“When I fell to the ground and I heard the noise like the train had crashed into something, my initial thought was I didn’t get to him on time.”
Thankfully, she quickly realized that she had saved the man’s life.
“That’s when you start thinking, ‘Okay this could’ve happened and that could’ve happened,’ Just like I said, all of the different scenarios that go through your head just start pouring in,” Urrea said.
Thankfully for the man in this case, Urrea was there, and like the vast majority of police officers in this nation, ready to serve at a moments notice.
There was no time for Urrea to think of the possibilities or plan on how to save the man, only time enough to act, without giving her wellbeing any thought.
Acts like this occur throughout the United States on a daily basis, only, most of them are not noticed. It can be acts as simple as a police officer buying a kid he did not know a cookie in McDonalds, only to be killed immediately by a criminal who had driven up beside him at a traffic light.
Or officers protecting members of Black Lives Matter in Texas when a lone gunman went on a rampage to kill as many police officers as they could. One person from that scene recounted how officers laid on top of she and her children so they would be safe from the bullets he fired as she watched an officer shot in front of her.
You see, we in America are supposed to believe, at least since May of 2020, that police officers are all evil, vile, racist beings who only wish to do harm to people of color. Regardless of how many times facts have been thrown out by LET and other sources that completely debunks that claim, people still believe the lie.
However, police officers in the United States are always there when you need them, sometimes, in this man’s case, in times that you may not realize it. And, in this case, Urrea was there, willing, and able to save that man’s life. If she had not been on duty that day, it is doubtful that man would still be alive.
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