Heartwarming Act: Officers Go Above and Beyond for Children in Need

For over 20 minutes, officers from the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Department in the U.S. pursued a car veering erratically, suspecting the driver was intoxicated.

Upon finally stopping the car, Officers Roger Garcia and Sam Rodriguez were shocked to find three young children inside, aged five, two, and just two months old—all of them hungry, shivering, and scared. "We were horrified by the sight, but we knew we had to remain calm for the sake of the kids," Officer Rodriguez recalled.

The officers didn't waste any time. A backup unit from a nearby station arrived to take care of the intoxicated father, while Garcia and Rodriguez rushed to a nearby fast-food outlet to get food for the hungry children. "When the baby started crying, our paternal instincts kicked in, and we did what needed to be done."

They ended up changing the baby's diaper and feeding him with a bottle and formula they purchased themselves. Later, they shared that the father was oblivious to his children's state and unable to care for them. He was taken in for questioning and the case was turned over to the authorities. "We are grateful and proud to have such compassionate officers at our station," was later posted on the county police's Facebook wall. "We shudder to think how this could have ended without the officers' dedicated care for these children."