Grafton Police Buy New Bike For Boy Who Had His Stolen

GRAFTON, MA — Grafton police officers took a simple theft report and turned it into a lesson about giving. On Wednesday, a young boy reported his bike had been stolen right out of his yard and called the police for help. While the officers didn't find the stolen bike, they did the boy one better and bought him a new one.

It was Mason's birthday when he realized his bike was stolen — Officer Mark Benoit was the first to his home to file the report and felt bad for the young boy. After filling out the police report and following business as usual, Benoit decided to take things a step further and asked other officers in the department if they were interested in chipping in to buy him a new bike — after all, it was Mason's birthday.

The department posted the heartwarming story on its Facebook page saying, "Of course...everyone agreed to contribute."

It didn't take long for the officers pull out their wallets and head to Walmart to buy Mason a brand new bike. They of course, added some necessities to Mason's birthday surprise like a helmet and a bike lock.

That same afternoon, night shift Officers Collette, Benoit and Michniewicz stopped by Mason's home to give him his new bicycle and Chief Normand Crepeau said both the boy and his family were very thankful. One woman commented on the department's post,"Thank you to the GPD for making my grandsons Birthday a special one. The smile on his face meant so much to all of us. The kindness and thoughtfulness will never be forgotten."

Crepeau said acts of kindness like this one are not out of character for the department and whenever officers can, they try to make the community feel appreciated.