It seems we always hear about the bad things police do. The media is quick to report on the latest abuse of authority or a bad judgement call of an officer in a tense situation. However, two constables of the Victoria Police Department in B.C. prove that there are also good stories to come out of police stations. Last week, Constables Jan Malinowsky and Rebecca Pollock responded to a 911 call from a shopping centre and discovered a confused elderly man. They took the ninety-five year old man home. When they go to his apartment, they found he had no heat or electricity. These two officers took it upon themselves to check with BC Hydro and were told that he was behind in payments, so his hydro had been disconnected. Yet when the officers looked around his apartment, they discovered several uncashed pension cheques. The officers assisted the man in writing a cheque to BC Hydro, they deposited his pension money into his bank account, paid his bill and arranged for a volunteer from Victim Services to sit with him until the power came back on. It doesn't end there: the next day, the officers returned to bring him groceries! These two police officers truly made this a Merry Christmas for a lonely and confused gentleman! I note that these two officers were women - I'm just saying. Knowing that two wonderful Christmas Cops serve on the Victoria Police Department . . . it's a good thing!
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