MY NEW HERO
Kyle Jones
Police officer Kyle Jones of La Porte, Texas, shut down a highway on a rainy day to help a small dog find its way home. Unbeknown to Officer Jones, a nearby motorist took a photo of the officer’s kindhearted gesture. A short time later, the photo of Officer Jones attempting to wrangle the stubborn little pooch was at the top of the popular social network Reddit. KHOU 11 News has more details. Cujo, the dog, had escaped his home on Monday morning. One of his owners, Jeremy Zapalac, organized a search party in the neighborhood. But after an hour, it started to rain. “He hates water,” Zapalac said of the rat terrier. The dog had wandered over to a nearby highway. Fortunately, Officer Jones saw the small dog, stopped his car (and traffic), and generally went the extra mile to make sure he got home safely.
I used to live a few miles down Hwy. 146 from LaPorte, so I still keep an eye on what’s happening in that part of the world. It’s not that I miss the Houston-Galveston area, but I spent 3,722 days of my life there (not that I was counting), and when I run across good news it’s nice to be able to give credit where credit’s due.
After a long day of busting meth heads, car thieves, and pot smokers, it must have come as a welcome relief to Officer Jones to be able to do something that didn’t involve drawing his weapon and facing down Evil.
After shutting down a highway to help Cujo the rat terrier (I know; think about that one for a second, eh?) make it to the other side, unconfirmed reports had Officer Jones at a local retirement home where he was assisting little old ladies cross the street.
Well done, officer. You know you’ve hit the big time when you get written up in the Huffington Post, eh?
