New York Police Department officer Larry DePrimo proved once again that NYPD Finest care about citizens.
Officer DePrimo while on duty in the Times Square area came upon a homeless man without shoes or socks. He went to a shoe store and bought him a pair of all weather boots and than went to another store and bought him socks. What really got to me, he helped the man put on the new shoes and socks.
A true act of kindness. Now there are some who don’t know what it means to be homeless, but I do. I was homeless for a time in the winter of ‘75 after the Vietnam War and found myself roaming the streets of Hempstead. I was just out of the Navy and had few friends or family members who could not help. It was a kind act of a stranger from Nigeria named Cyril who saw my plight and gave me shelter.
Officer DePrimo is an example of a fine police officer who went above and beyond the call of duty like many of our police officers, do on a daily basis. Officer DePrimo is a stranger who saw a fellow human being hurting and did lend a helping hand. Now to all police officers you see tell them this: Thank you for all that you do.
Frederick R. Bedell Jr.
Glen Oaks Village
