After an elderly blind woman made a call to the Police Department when her microwave wouldn't stop beeping, she and the officer had an unexpected heartwarming moment.
Officer Kristian Johnson of the Utah Logan City Police Department was called in to help Shirley Hardman when her microwave wouldn't stop beeping after she warmed a muffin.
Hardman recently experienced a kitchen fire, and because she is blind, she didn't want to risk another accident in the kitchen. She was home alone at the time and didn't know who else to call.
After calling the operator for help, they connected her to the LCPD.
"It's not uncommon to get a call "” well, it's the first microwave I've ever fixed "” but it's not uncommon for the elderly to need some help; there is just no one to help them and they don't know who else to call," Johnson said. "And if they call us, we go "” that's just what we do."
After clearing the microwave's error code, Johnson asked Hardman if there anything else left that he can do for her.
The body cam officer Johnson was wearing at the time of the visit reveals an odd request from the elderly lady. Continue to the next page to see what she asked of him.
"I have always been a proponent of body cams; I think this is the one call in my career I may be against body cams," said Officer Kristian Johnson.
The body cam that Johnson was wearing that day, gives us a glimpse into what officers do while they're not fighting crime.
"He was able to stop the beeping and was ready to depart, and I thought, you just got here, and could hardly stand to tell him goodbye," Hardman said.
So when Officer Johnson asked if there was anything else he could help her with, she just couldn't resist.
"Well, can you sing?" Hardman asked.
Johnson's knee-jerk reaction was no, I don't. That's when she told him he should start.
"I knew at that moment that this sweet lady wanted a song, and there was no way I was going to say no to her again," Officer Johnson said.
So he asked her what she would like him to sing.
That's when he started the song.
Watch the sweet moment caught by the body cam:
"She turned pretty quickly and her expression changed," Johnson said.
"It was simply grand, just warm, wonderful and lovely and so personal," Hardman said.
"It was obvious it meant something to her, and for me it made my day: it made my week," Johnson said.
Johnson was recently named Patrol Officer of the Year for 2016 for his humble, respect, honest and caring. His recognition continued when the Police Department posted his story on their Facebook page.
Thank you Officer Johnson for showing that you care! Job well done!
Posted by Logan City Police Department on Wednesday, June 21, 2017
"A veteran police officer recommended I download a copy of the police video for myself for those days when I have a bad day or get frustrated with the job "” to watch the video and see the positivity and the happiness that we have an opportunity to bring to people and how just a little act that cost me nothing made someone's day," Johnson said.
