Hot cop becomes Internet sensation after he takes picture with cute toddler
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}When California’s Westminster Police Department got a call from a local family that their son, Tayden Nguyen, was a huge fan of police officers, the department did the only thing they could – they sent their finest.
Officer Mike Gradilla arrived to meet the 3-year-old, who was outfitted in his mini-dress blues. The two took photos together – and adorableness ensued.
The police department posted the pics on Facebook and social media went nuts. The post got over thousands of “likes” and thousands of “shares.”
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}One Facebook commenter wrote, “Now this is what a cop should look like!! Hot, Sexy, and muscular!!”
“My son wants to meet a cop too lol,” (wink emoticon), another commenter wrote.
The WPD said on social that Officer Gradilla was happy to oblige and spend some time with the charming toddler.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Westminster Police spokesman Sgt. Eddie Esqueda told the Orange County Register that Gradilla loves establishing positive relationships.
“Mike is a giver,” Esqueda said. “He’d give you the shirt off his back and quietly helps the homeless. This is not a publicity stunt. Mike’s the real deal.”
The officer mentors a high school football and track team and is a basketball coach at the Boys and Girls Club. He told the paper that he hopes he can mentor Tayden as well.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}“We can always talk about the day we went viral,” Gradilla told the paper.