Police Officer Pulls Over To Play Football With Solitary Boy, Video Goes Viral

Cop Pulls Over To Play Football With Boy, Video Goes Viral

Dash cam video of Sgt. Ariel Soltura stopping to play football with a boy who was all by himself is drawing national attention as a example of true community policing.

"While a 2 minute game of football might not mean anything, to some it could mean everything!" the Rosenberg (Texas) Police Department posted on Facebook.

Soltura said he was clearing the scene of a traffic stop in the area when he saw the boy waving to him.

"I noticed at that time he was actually playing a game in his mind, but it was by himself," Sgt. Soltura told FOX 26 Houston. "Our philosophy in our department is if we see a kid kicking a can down the road, we go and replace it with a ball."

"It's really uplifting to read all the comments and just to know that I was able to make an impact on the boy's life," Soltura said.

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