By Police1 Staff
FORT WORTH, Texas — Julius Hatley woke up to a broken AC unit in the middle of the summer heat in Texas. The 95-year-old World War II veteran was unsure of what to do, so he called 911.
Officer William Margolis and Christopher Weir responded to his call June 8 and decided to take matters into their own hands.
“I talked to my partner and I talked to the gentleman and said, ‘Look, we’re going to help you out. I’ll be back in just a little bit. I promise you,’” Margolis told Fox 29.
Margolis and Weir went and purchased an AC unit for Hatley and installed it with the help of another officer. When the manager of Home Depot found out about the officers’ gesture, he covered $150 of the purchase price.
The officers told the news station they’re working on getting Hatley’s AC system fixed, but they’re happy they could provide a temporary solution.
“This is what we do the job for. We don’t do it to issue citations and arrests, we do it to help people,” Weir said. “We got to see some humanity today and makes all of us feel good.”