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Cop sends flowers to crying woman she stopped for speeding

Facebook Somerville Police Department SOMERVILLE, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts police officer who sent flowers to a crying woman she pulled over for speeding has received a commendation. Somerville Officer Ashley Catatao received a Beyond the Call of Duty Award from Chief David Fallon on Tuesday for her empathy and professionalism during the Nov. 4 traffic stop. Catatao pulled over a vehicle driving 40 mph in a 30 mph zone, intending to issue a warning. She noticed the driver was crying. The woman explained that she just found out her mother was being placed in hospice care. Catatao says she sent the flowers because she has a mother, is a mother and never wants to forget that the drivers she pulls over are "real people with real things happening in their lives." ... http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/47298347-story

Cop sends flowers to crying woman she stopped for speeding

Cop sends flowers to crying woman she stopped for speeding - ABC6 - Providence ...WLNE-TV (ABC6)SOMERVILLE, Mass. (AP) - A Massachusetts police officer who sent flowers to a crying woman she pulled over for speeding has received a commendation. Somerville Officer Ashley Catatao received a Beyond the Call of Duty Award from Chief David Fallon ...and more »... http://www.abc6.com/story/30491013/cop-sends-flowers-to-crying-woman-she-stopped-for-speeding

Officer Sends Distraught Driver Flowers After Pulling Her Over for Speeding

She reached out to the city yesterday and told me shed like to thank me personally," Officer Ashley Catatao of the Somerville Police Department told ABC News. "She's a really nice person. She lost a lot of loved ones in this year alone, so this was nice that it could bring her some joy."Catatao pulled over Robin Sutherland on a Somerville road on Nov. 4 for going 40 mph in a 30 mph zone.Sutherland, who hadn't received a ticket since 1988, was told by Catatao that she'd run her license before deciding the consequence."I told her as long as her driver's history was good it would be a written warning," Catatao said. "When I came back to the car she was crying."Catatao said when she asked Sutherland why she was upset, Sutherland told her that she received sad news that day that her mother would have to be checked into hospice care.After being issued a written warning, Sutherland drove off."I kind of just sat there for a while and I didn’t want her to think I forgotten as soon as she pulled away," Catatao said. "I decided I wanted to do something nice for her."I thought if anything this would bring a smile to her face and even though I'm a stranger, I still feel for her," she added. "I still care."Later that day, Catatao sent a bouquet of flowers to Sutherland ... http://abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/officer-sends-distraught-driver-flowers-pulling-speeding/story?id%3D35025801