Protecting the vulnerable is at the heart of police work, and sometimes, that duty extends to the smallest lives of all. One officer in Charleston, South Carolina, showed exactly what that promise looks like in action.
One day, Officer Batiz responded to a call about a kitten trapped deep inside the engine of a Jeep. Without hesitation, he rushed to the scene.
Knowing the rescue would take care and patience, he called for backup. Working together, the two officers carefully maneuvered through the tight space until they finally freed a tiny black kitten from a frightening and dangerous situation.
Officer Batiz then searched that particular Charleston neighborhood for the kitty’s owner, but no one seemed to know where the kitten had come from or who she belonged to…