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Officers respond to woman in distress, then buy her a cake to celebrate her 75th birthday
July 12, 2015
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A couple of Oklahoma City police officers have gone viral for giving a helping give a hand to a woman on her 75th birthday.
According to OKCPD, an officer responded to a call of a distressed woman sitting in a wheelchair near the street.
When officers arrived, the woman, known as Ms. Carroll, was visibly upset and said her motorized wheelchair broke down while she was on her way to buy a cake for her 75th birthday. She told the officers she was upset that her birthday was ruined because the wheelchair was her only means of transportation.
Officers Amy Hanson and Travis Vernier loaded up the wheelchair and took Ms. Carroll to the supermarket where they bought her a cake and took her home to celebrate.
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