Video: Photo of Charlotte Officer Calming Student Goes Viral

May 19, 2016
The story of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Officer Tim Purdy, who calmed an autistic and potentially suicidal high school student, has gone viral with 700,000 likes on the department's Facebook page.

The story of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Officer Tim Purdy, who calmed an autistic and potentially suicidal high school student, has gone viral with 700,000 likes on the department's Facebook page.

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