An El Paso Sheriff’s Deputy is getting a lot of attention online for a caring gesture made to a homeless person, based on his own past.<\/p>\n
Most would think that the kind act was inspired, at least a little bit, by the holiday season and that may well be the case but there was more to this than just trying to spread a little holiday cheer.<\/p>\n
The motivation for this ran much deeper, stemming from the deputy’s own childhood.<\/p>\n
A kind act from a law enforcement officer showed its long term effects recently. An El Paso Sheriff’s Deputy was inspired to go into law enforcement when he was part of a program as a kid called “shop with a cop”.<\/p>\n
READ MORE: FAQ’s For El Paso Winterfest<\/a><\/p>\n He thought it was because he had good grades and stayed out of trouble but his participation actually stemmed from his family being low income. As a kid he really didn’t see it but it inspired him to go into law enforcement himself and to give back when he could.<\/p>\n Deputy Hugo Delgadillo was working an off-duty security job early Saturday morning when he says a woman approached him and told him, in Spanish, that she was experiencing homelessness and didn\u2019t have money for a pair of shoes. Delgadillo says she was wearing thin socks and worn-out sandals on a cold morning.<\/p>\n He told her to give him an hour, and when he returned, he brought her new socks and a pair of shoes. – ktsm<\/a><\/p>\n