When Officer Kareem Garibaldi, from Florida’s Lakeland Police Department was patrolling a neighborhood early Saturday morning, he almost hit an adorable 8-10 week old puppy with his car.
According to SPCA Florida’s Facebook page, the puppy was running loose around the neighborhood, and the 8-10 week old puppy had no collar or dog tag to identify her. Since Officer Garibaldi was unable to locate the owner, he began searching around the neighborhood and took the puppy to the Lakeland Police Department to feed it and shelter it, before taking it home for the night.
At the end of his shift on Sunday, Officer Garibaldi posted photos on social media looking for the puppy’s owner. The following day, at the end of his 12-hour shift, Officer Garibaldi, on his own time, took the dog to the SPCA to be checked out.
“He sat there from 8:45am to 12:00 p.m. as the vet checked the puppy out when this picture was taken and posted to Twitter. Later that day, the puppy found a new home,” SPCA wrote on Facebook.
“It’s the kind-hearted officers like this that makes the Lakeland Police Department truly unique. Having worked a long weekend, Officer Garibaldi still found the energy at the end of his shift to help man’s best friend,” they continued.
The puppy has been named Hope, and thanks to Officer Garibaldi, she’s since been adopted.
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[Featured Image Credit: Facebook- LakelandPD]
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