Having grown up nearby, Constable Wheatley wanted to patrol Burnley. As he walked through the office, one of Constable Wheatley’s colleagues jokingly asked when Burnley looked its best. The man broke down crying as Constable Wheatley comforted him. “I’m scared.”Constable Wheatley and Constable Bewley drove the man to his brother’s house, sat with the men in the living room and calmed the situation. But earlier in the police station, her arm around the man’s shoulder, Constable Wheatley had reassured him.

Source: New York Times January 16, 2017 14:30 UTC