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Joseph Shavit
Dec 30, 2022
Kindness-focused coffee shop offers 'drive-by' compliments to unsuspecting pedestrians
When most people hear the term "drive-by," they typically don't associate it with acts of kindness. La La Land Kind Cafe is changing that.
Joseph Shavit
Aug 21, 2022
Random acts of kindness make a bigger splash than expected
Giving a friend a ride, baking cookies for a sick family member, or even buying a stranger a cup of coffee knows acts of kindness add joy.
Joseph Shavit
Feb 9, 2022
Heroic police officer saves student from oncoming car, video shows
A Maryland police officer is being hailed after saving a student from an oncoming car Friday, and instead taking a hit herself.
Joseph Shavit
Feb 5, 2022
Compassionate cop pays for teen's gym membership after responding to trespassing call
Police Officer Mario Valenti's offer to help a teenager who kept sneaking into X-Sport Fitness to play basketball has drawn praise.
Joseph Shavit
Jan 12, 2022
Winnipeg cop caught in act of kindness
A mom and her son were pleasantly surprised this weekend by a police officer who showed them kindness.
Joseph Shavit
Jan 7, 2022
'Canine Hero' leads police to injured owner after highway wreck
The dog named Tinsley had a purpose: to take police to the scene of an accident, where two people — including her owner — lay badly injured.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 11, 2021
Police watch your social media posts. Invasion of privacy or fair game?
Since MySpace was launched in 2003, police have monitored social media searching for suspects and trying to predict crime trends.
Joseph Shavit
Sep 16, 2021
Police officer helps boys duped out of money at lemonade stand
While trying to raise some extra cash this summer, two 12-year-olds were duped. Someone gave them fake money to pay for a glass of lemonade.
Joseph Shavit
Aug 22, 2021
Police officer who donated kidney to little boy wins Sunday Life 999 Hero award
A police officer who saved the life of a young boy by giving him a kidney has been named this year’s 999 Hero.
Joseph Shavit
Aug 19, 2021
Washington DC police officer saves 9 lives during first year on the streets
Officer Taylor Brandt from Arlington County has saved 9 lives since joining the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia.
Joseph Shavit
Aug 11, 2021
9-year-old boy escorted to school by Las Vegas police after father dies from COVID-19
Noah Swanger, 9, was escorted to school by officers from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department on his first day of 4th grade.
Joseph Shavit
Aug 8, 2021
Atlanta police officer's act of kindness goes viral on social media
An Atlanta police officer is getting a lot of attention after a video was posted to social media of her giving shoes to a barefoot man.
Joseph Shavit
Jul 27, 2021
Hero officers, bystanders save mom, baby pinned under car: It's honestly a miracle
Heroic police officers and bystanders were credited with saving lives when an out-of-control car slammed into a mother carrying her child
Joseph Shavit
Jul 25, 2021
62-Year-Old Woman, Abandoned By Family, Gets Helping Hand From SF Police Officers
A 62-year-old Chinese-speaking woman who had, apparently, been abandoned by her family. That's when Officer Ma came to the rescue.
Joseph Shavit
Jul 21, 2021
Heroic New York officer rescues children from burning home
Officer Mark Conklin of the Jamestown Police Department responded to the house fire just after midnight on Monday
Joseph Shavit
Feb 10, 2021
KPD Officer helps Western student with vehicle registration and insurance costs
When Kokomo Police Department officer Nate Gibson saw a student speed into the school parking lot one day, ...
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