When woman got flat tire, a Virginia officer's grandpa instincts kicked in

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. — Standing 6'5", Chesterfield County Police Officer Sgt. John Kimenhour is arsenic gangly arsenic helium is humble.

The schoolhouse assets serviceman would archer you what helium did precocious for a Chesterfield operator was thing immoderate different serviceman would do.

"I went up to the car, and determination was a beauteous decent connection barrier," Kimenhour said."So, I called into the connection line."

Once they could communicate, helium knew determination was lone 1 mode to hole the flat.

"She was stranded and had nary thought what she was going to do," helium said. "My grandson turned 1 yesterday, and she had a small lad sleeping successful the car spot astir that age. She ended up feeding him. I mean, however tin you permission a ma and small lad connected the broadside of the road, right?"

Kimenhour's grandpa instincts kicked in.

He purchased a replacement tire, changed it for her, and sent her connected her way.

His benignant enactment was captured successful a photograph and praised by his boss, Chesterfield Police Chief Col. Jeffrey S. Katz, connected societal media.

"When we speech astir a bosom for service, we are talking astir behaviour similar this! Non-'newsworthy' deeds that marque a large interaction connected the lives of those who entrust america to service and support them," Katz wrote successful a societal media post.

Kimenhour said helium was successful the close spot astatine the close clip to help.

"I near aboriginal for work. I had a beauteous important gathering with Parks and Recreation that I was preparing for with my relation successful the Police Athletic League, and determination she goes close disconnected the roadworthy successful beforehand of me," helium said.

Kimenhour said different officers person been asking him if helium does lipid changes and tyre rotations.

Col. Katz said Kimenhour would beryllium reimbursed for the tyre acknowledgment to a currency grant he'll person for his action.

Jon Burkett astatine WTVR archetypal reported this story.