After This Distraught Boy Called 911, A Cop Saw His Bedroom And Sprang Into Action

after this distraught boy called 9-1-1 a cop saw his bedroom and sprang into action [Music] [Applause] as teenagers our emotions can often get the better of us for all manner of reasons in cameron simmons case however he felt he was pushed so far in 2014 that he called 9-1-1 and threatened to run away from his home in south carolina after responding to his crime for help though officer galleno acera saw the teen's bedroom and immediately sprang into action living in sumter south carolina simmons apparently got into a heated argument with his mother after she shouted at him for playing video games that belonged to his older brother clearly distraught by the exchange then the 13 year old decided to call 9-1-1 and while on the phone the teenager told the authorities that he wanted to get away from his family and their house officer sarah of the sumter police department responded to simmons call hoping to talk him out of running away i said you have a good you have a roof over your head the police been recalled to nbc affiliate wistv in may 2014. i told him i would try to help him out and here we are now a sarah who joined the department back in 2013 eventually made his way to the simmons house when he arrived the teenager then led him up to his bedroom from there it began to seem that is sarah that there might be more behind the cry for help than a trivial argument between the boy and his mother as the sarah walked in he apparently discovered that simmons didn't have a bed or anything else in his room apart from a black garbage bag holding his clothes unsurprisingly the police officer said he was shocked by the site prompting him to investigate further with that in mind he subsequently claimed that the teenager's mother had been struggling since moving to south carolina from texas and she looked after an unwell relative simmons unfortunate situation clearly resonated with sarah and he then looked to help the teenager and his family my heart went out to him the police officer told wis tv i thought the little things that he needed i could give him to help make a happier kid following his visit asara seemingly spent the next few weeks looking for gifts for the family with a particular focus on the teenager after all the officer said simmons told him he only ever got some shut eye on the couch or a blow up mattress so a bed appeared to be one of a sarah's priorities after finding all the items asara then returned to the house with his brother fernando the pair arrived in a truck carrying the presents as they looked to finally fill up the space in simmons bedroom the kid was in tears the policeman were called to abc news in may 2014. he was just in shock so happy among other things simmons received a new bed as well as a chair a desk and a television however the surprises didn't end there as someone else donated another item during a sarah's initial search so after calling 9-1-1 following an argument over his brother's video games the teenager was now the proud owner of a nintendo wii games console and after delivering the items fernando snapped a picture of a sarah and simmons sharing a warm embrace outside the house inspired by his brother's actions he then posted the image alongside a heartfelt message on facebook however few could have predicted what would happen next within a few days fernando's post had earned over 50 000 likes from users on the social media website these days that number stands at over 143 000 likes and the post has over 59 000 shares and more than 8 000 comments despite that outpouring of support though as sarah made his intentions clear i didn't do this for publicity or to get people to notice me sarah told wis tv i did it because i could it was the right thing to do and i think people should do things like this although we didn't revel in the subsequent spotlight the police officer was still universally praised by online users who hailed his actions by fernando's facebook post this needs to be shared throughout the country wrote user erica vore thank your brother for his service to protect and serve and for being such a great person for taking care of a child in need that feeling was reiterated by fellow user marjorie reilly harris who also took the time to praise the police what sarah did was above and beyond the call of duty harris wrote our police force is the best i'm sure that there are others who do the same to help those in need whom we never hear of god bless the men who wear the uniform meanwhile the story hit very close to home for user malaysia sweet who also spoke of her view of the police force's reputation this literally brought tears to my eyes she wrote i grew up one county over from sumter and to see this is just amazing too many times do we hear and see the men in blue doing messed up things to people but this right here is what it's all about sweet continued helping and protecting those in need the little boy will never forget this those thoughts were shared by fellow user olgamante who also here to sail his efforts wow what an awesome officer montes wrote if we had more of those kind-hearted officers it would be a better world hats off to that special officer that went the extra mile may god bless and protect you always for making this young boy so happy i am sure that he'll never forget this officer for the rest of his life still sarah wasn't done yet indeed after delivering those items to simmons house asara was seemingly prepared to send him more furniture for his bedroom including a mirror and a chest of drawers the pair became friends as a result too and the police officer even gave the teenager his personal cell phone number in 2016 a sarah left the sumter police department making the switch to san francisco california prior to that though he outlined his hopes of helping more people in need like the simmons family i didn't expect this and i'm not one to gloat or brag or even ask for help but with all these people standing behind us we can change a lot of lives he told abc news in may 2014 so yes as a teenager your emotions can indeed get the better of you for cameron simmons though his seemingly impulsive decision to call 9-1-1 changed his life not only did he gain some much-needed bedroom furniture but he also found a friend