Officer buys car seats for children after traffic stop

HILLIARD, Ohio – When a police officer in Ohio noticed two kids weren’t properly restrained, he decided to do something about it.

According to a post on the Hilliard Division of Police Facebook page, during a recent traffic stop, Officer Schweickart observed three children in the vehicle. An 8-month old was properly restrained, however a 2 and 3-year-old were not in car seats.

FEEL GOOD STORY FRIDAY — During a recent routine traffic stop, HPD Officer Schweickart noticed there were three...

Posted by Hilliard Division of Police on Friday, May 5, 2017

WCMH reported after the traffic stop, Schweickart went to a nearby store and bought the family two additional car seats with his own money. He then tracked down the family and gave them the car seats.

“Our agency is proud to have officers with big hearts who go above and beyond for the community they serve!” the Facebook posts ends.