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Instead Of Arresting a Shoplifter, Officer Buys Single Dad Some Baby Food

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05 Feb 2015 38 views
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Instead Of Arresting a Shoplifter, Officer Buys Single Dad Some Baby Food
A single father down on his luck was caught stealing baby formula in London, Kentucky. Officer Justin Roby didn't want to charge him with a crime or haul him into court. Instead Roby bought him a few cans of formula and talked to him about places in the community where he could find help.

On January 17, a single father who had fallen on hard times was caught stealing baby formula at a grocery store in London, Kentucky while shopping with his six-month-old son.

Officer Justin Roby didn't want to charge him with a crime or haul him into court. Instead he used his own money to buy him a few cans of formula and talked to the man about places in the community — including police departments — where he could find help.

"Behind the uniform, I'm a human being and I'm a person out in this community just like any of them, Roby told WKYT. "I have a little boy"

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