A Police Officer Sent This Note to the Distraught Woman She Pulled Over
One woman got an unexpected surprise after a police officer pulled her over.
Robin Sutherland, from Somerville, Massachusetts, was pulled over Tuesday morning for going 40 in a 30 mph zone, Fox 25 reported. When talking to the officer, Ashley Catatao, Sutherland mentioned that her 90-year-old mother was to enter hospice care the next day. Catatao let her off with a warning.
Then, later that evening she received a flower delivery.
The note reads:
I’m very sorry to hear about your mother. I hope you find comfort in knowing she lived a long life and will continue to live on in your heart and in your memories. — Officer who pulled you over this morning.
Officer sends woman flowers after traffic stop, and the reason why will warm your heart https://t.co/4DfkLPwyGI pic.twitter.com/KDcIh3oTOK
— FOX25 News Boston (@fox25news) November 4, 2015
Correction: An earlier version of this piece incorrectly identified Officer Catatao as a man.
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