{"id":82532,"date":"2026-01-09T16:51:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T16:51:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/82532\/"},"modified":"2026-01-09T16:51:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T16:51:10","slug":"this-is-what-community-policing-looks-like-bethlehem-police-officer-buys-new-lock-for-elderly-resident-who-had-improper-lock-feared-for-her-safety-bethelehm-area","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/82532\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018This is what community policing looks like\u2019: Bethlehem police officer buys new lock for elderly resident who had improper lock, feared for her safety | Bethelehm Area"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BETHLEHEM, Pa. &#8211; A Bethlehem Police Department officer is being recognized after going above and beyond in helping an elderly woman get a new lock for her home.<\/p>\n<p>While working an overtime shift Thursday, Officer Hobson responded to a call that was initially reported as a burglary, according to a news release from the city police department.<\/p>\n<p>City police said it turned out to be a suspicious circumstance involving an elderly resident who was deeply concerned about the lock on her front door.<\/p>\n<p>After inspecting the door, Hobson discovered that an improper lock had been installed, leaving the resident feeling unsafe in her own home, city police said.<\/p>\n<p>Police said she had been sleeping in her living room out of fear someone might enter.<\/p>\n<p>Recognizing her distress, Hobson didn\u2019t stop at taking a report, police said.<\/p>\n<p>City police said he went to Home Depot, purchased a proper lock, and installed it himself, restoring both her security and her peace of mind.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is what community policing looks like: treating people with care, respect, and compassion,\u201d city police said.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We are proud of Officer Hobson for exemplifying our commitment to serving others!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BETHLEHEM, Pa. &#8211; A Bethlehem Police Department officer is being recognized after going above and beyond in helping&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":82533,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[153,155,154,29330,41580,41581,2296,294],"class_list":{"0":"post-82532","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-bethlehem","8":"tag-bethlehem","9":"tag-bethlehem-headlines","10":"tag-bethlehem-news","11":"tag-community-policing","12":"tag-elderly-resident","13":"tag-lock-installation","14":"tag-police-officer","15":"tag-public-safety"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82532","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=82532"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82532\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/82533"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=82532"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=82532"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=82532"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}