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Christmas Spirit: NYPD officer's act of kindness goes viral
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Cop snapped buying homeless man new boots
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- Date Nov 30, 2012
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That's very candidate for you now he grabbed the headlines here in New York City.
NYPD officer married to -- -- homeless man in Times Square he had on no shoes it was freezing cold outside.
So what did he decide to do.
You inside -- store he -- the man a warm pair of boots and socks and the random act of kindness is all caught on camera by tourists to took this snapshot.
Now NYPD officer Larry to Primeau has become an Internet Angel with a picture getting a lot of attention on line and officer -- prima is with us now appointees to.
Good morning good warns Clinton's future -- to -- it.
Home it was extremely cold that night and you know you see this gentleman I tried to off from time -- and -- socks and he said -- -- but god bless you thank you for asking.
And when I seen something like that you know.
Here it is freezing cold out and -- the hard to say god bless me and I just glad to help.
He was the evening of November the fourteenth it was bitterly -- in Times Square and I understand what one of the things you noticed aside from the fact that it.
People were.
Would somebody snickering he is a guy on the coldest day of the year he -- really shoes are those little emotional upset me -- -- -- little -- not a lot of people know about what brought my -- -- -- a Ferris was that's who is actually making fun of them the set all you know you got -- shoes and they were left -- -- from.
I -- down his feet and she knew how to pair of socks.
-- go into his shoes too which is Skechers U.
And you go in there and the employee found -- what you -- doing any dvd employee discount you bought not just good boots for -- book good boots and he could.
Actually have for awhile alright what happened when I won't deny -- listen I'll say I don't care about the price -- so we need to get him a good pair of boots I said just give me whatever it is that you have the best of and you know he came to me came back later -- beginning great Abu -- said this is all weather.
And I said those that do.
Went to this gentlemen thank you when you -- I want knelt down and you know I do not surprised most of those are my of these -- -- -- in -- size is that actually ran back to him.
To find out sizes -- getting.
Find out his size there but.
-- -- back to mind not when -- Saddam how come up on the boots he dissent -- -- thank you officer said god bless you and you know stay safe and.
Thank you do when you -- you've done enough for a we wouldn't even know about this random act of -- that I -- -- officer had not been for Jennifer Foster of Arizona who is visiting New York with her boyfriend she took that picture she had this to say about what she's.
I side New York police officer uniformed officer coming towards this gentleman he did not see he did not see me.
And he had -- -- his hand and I heard him quite clearly say I have the size twelve all weather boots for you let's.
Let's take care -- you and the gentleman sat down against the wall and I'm telling you his face lit up.
You know if officers so many people would just walk by.
But you didn't want.
-- -- as a police officer -- another human being.
You know -- you want to help this this gentleman and I think that's something that a lot of people don't realize.
You know things like this happen every day you know -- a lot of people in this world the people look up to.
And I hope that all the kids watching today and parents that they will look to you as their hero.
And to emulate what you item grips constant that stick around don't you talk about the reaction the world this had to that picture and what got Ray Kelly gave TO absolutely.
All right -- -- -- commissioner Kelly give you when he found out about this.
He give me he's cuff links and finger salute and thank you it's that's -- gorgeous new on the city you know commissioner on -- enough to buy a few more gestures sergeant -- -- the I happen to harness thank you from.