SOMERSET, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts police officer is winning praise for providing Christmas dinner for two women accused of trying to steal groceries for their children.
Officer Matt Lima responded to a report of shoplifting Dec. 20 at Stop & Shop.
Two women with two young children were accused of bagging groceries at a self-checkout kiosk without scanning them.
The women said they had fallen upon hard times and wanted to provide a Christmas dinner for the children.
Lima says he was reminded of his own children and decided not to charge them.
Instead, he used his own money to buy $250 in grocery gift cards.
