I have read a lot of stories about police officers going above and beyond – playing basketball with kids, mowing grass for seniors – we see examples on the news all the time. But few officers have gone further out of their way than Sergeant Jeff Turney of the Glendale, Arizona police department.
It all started when the cops got a frantic phone call on Sunday morning from an elderly woman, Geraldeine Tabor, in the local area. There was a dead man inside her house and she was confused about what should be done about it.
A group of cops led by Sgt. Jeff Turney showed up and tried to console her during this tragic time as they waited for the coroner to show up. While comforting her, Turney noticed that there was something wrong with her front door, and didn’t make him feel good. This was when he sent another cop down the street.
According to reports, Turney noticed that the front door’s lock was broken and the knob wasn’t appropriate for an outside door, the knob itself was more suitable for a bathroom door in the home. Just so happens that he had a Home Depot card in his pocket, so he took it out and gave it to another cop, telling him to head down the street to the store and get new hardware for the door.
“I had a Home Depot card in my pocket, so I sent an officer to Home Depot on 43rd there and Camelback and told him to pick up a front door lock and he brought it back, and I pulled my tool bag out and we went to town and fixed it before we left,” he said.
The lock had reportedly been broken for years and Tabor didn’t have anyone to fix it, so the officer knew that he did the right thing when he bought and installed the lock.
“I’ve been doing this for 36 years now and I’ve seen a lot of people in trouble and we try to help them one at a time,” Turney said.
The grieving woman could not believe their kindness, taking it upon themselves to do something above the call of duty.
“When the coroner finally came and got my husband, I walked over here and he was working on it, and I have never seen that before, that’s a new one,” she said with an appreciation for what they did for her. “They have enough, a big job taking care of us out there, they don’t need to you know, and I really do appreciate it.”
According to Opposing Views, many readers praised Turney for stepping in to help the grieving woman.
“Why aren’t these stories of our officers told on the national level instead of only the negative ones. This is why Blue Lives Matter. God Bless You for your service and stay safe,” one reader commented on the site’s Facebook page.
“Thank you for thinking of others in need some people would have joked about it and left on went to there safe home and never have given her another thought,” another wrote.
“Very seldom will these officers acts of helping others be in the news. Us Facebook users can get their stories out to show they are appreciated. More will see and share on facebook than a local news story will tell,” another added.
Sources: OpposingViews, KSAZ
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