Philly Cop Helps Girls With Laundry, And The Candid Video Goes Viral

Add ”helping with laundry” to the list of duties for a Philadelphia Police Officer.

At least that was the case Wednesday, when 22nd District Officer Sammy Brinson was caught on candid videotape as he helped two girls who were struggling to carry their laundry down a city street. The video has since gone viral.

The encounter was captured on video by a nearby driver, Bernice Daniels, who then posted it to Facebook.

Daniels was in traffic at 21st and Diamond when she saw something she said brought tears to her eyes—the officer pull over after he saw two girls struggling with bags of laundry.

“My daughter was like ‘mom why are those kids trying to walk with all of those bags by themselves’,” Daniels explained via Facebook. She said she told her daughter they were struggling to the laundromat.

Then Brinson came to the rescue, putting the bags in his SUV and driving them to the laundromat, she told NBC10.

The officer “had a wonderful heart and helped these kids out,” Daniels said.

The video she posted to Facebook has been shared more than 6,000 times, including by the Philadelphia Police Department with this note:

“Here is some candid camera footage of 22nd District Officer Sammy Brinson doing what he does best - being a genuinely awesome guy!”