Atlantic City Officers' Random Act of Kindness Spreads on Social Media

For at least one night, a young homeless man had a full stomach thanks to a random act of kindness by two of the Jersey Shore’s finest.

Thanks to a social media post, the actions of two Atlantic City Police officers didn’t go unnoticed.

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ACPD identified the officers who went back into the store to pay for the man’s food as Special Law Enforcement Officers Eric Aparacio and Kenneth Davis.

Officer Aparacio said the man told them “he wanted to get something to eat” soon after the officers went on duty Saturday morning, said ACPD Sgt. Monica McMenamin.

An employee at the nearby Tropicana casino then captured the officer’s patrol vehicle outside the 7-Eleven and shared it on Facebook, said police. Within hours, Haldeman’s post gained thousands of likes and shares and quickly gained the awareness of ACPD.

The attention came as a humbling surprise to Aparacio who wasn’t boastful at all saying he just did something anyone would do to help someone in need, said McMenamin.

It also wasn't lost on Haldeman: "I never expected it to be shared and liked by so many people," she told NBC10. "It's a great thing!"