Three police officers buy homeless man bus ticket to parents' for Christmas
Three police officers in Indiana have bought a homeless man a bus ticket back to his parents' house for Christmas.
Warrick County Sheriff's deputies Jim Altmeyer and Adam Silva, and State Master Trooper John Puskas bought the ticket for 49-year-old Jeff Stanley this week after he told them he had no money but wanted to get home, reports The Herald News.
Puskas said Stanley had told them he had been walking through southwestern Indiana while trying to get home on time for the holidays.
He told The Indy Channel that "the three of us determined it was the right thing to do" to pool their money together and buy the ticket, which he said cost about $180 (approx £115), from Boonville (pictured) to Virginia.
He added: "We all pitched in our resources and got him the bus ticket. Deputy Silva, on the way to the bus station, also bought him breakfast."
The officers said the act was part of their pledge to protect and serve.
According to the Daily Mail, Stanley's father, 77-year-old Wendell Stanley of Richmond, Virginia, said it's been two years since he's seen his son.
He added: "I hope he stays longer than just the holidays."
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