Andrella ‘Lashae’ Jackson was pulled over by a Milwaukee police officer who noticed her two young daughters were not in car seats, the single mom of five expected to leave with a hefty ticket.
The officer named Kevin Zimmerman purchased and installed two car seats for the girls, Niyah and Sky, and issued Jackson a simple warning.
“My girls couldn’t stop thanking him and it made them smile….shout out to Officer Zimmerman at District 5,” Jackson said on Facebook. “We appreciate it a lot.”
The police department said that Zimmerman stopped Jackson for not having proper registration when he noticed the children without any seat belts or car seats.
Jackson said she couldn’t afford car seats at the time.”With bills coming up and winter coming up, I have to get coats and boots and shoes for my kids,” Jackson told CNN affiliate WTMJ. “So it was hard for me.”
Zimmerman told WTMJ-TV: ‘I see three kids in the backseat and two are very young. I didn’t observe any child restraints or even seat belts and I asked why the kids aren’t in car seats. She said, she can’t afford them at this time.’
‘I’m a father myself, I have three kids,’
‘I thought of my kids jumping around. What if a car hit them and they flew and got seriously hurt, if not killed?’
In a Facebook post, Jackson told that Zimmerman escorted them to a local Walmart and purchased two car seats for around $75.
She wrote: ‘GOT PULLED OVER FOR KIDS’ NOT BEING IN A CAR SEAT AND HE WENT IN BOUGHT AND ALSO INSTALLED THEM IN MY CAR. MY GIRL’S COULDN’T STOP THANKING HIM AND IT MADE THEM SMILE…WE APPRECIATE IT A LOT.’
The Department wrote in a Facebook post: ‘Thank you Officer Zimmerman for going the extra mile and going above and beyond your call of duty.’
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