A 92-year-old man went to his local Bank of America to make a withdrawal, but when the tellers saw his ID was expired, they told him they couldn’t help him. He got upset, and eventually, bank managers called the police to remove him from the premises. When the officer showed up, though, not a single person could believe what he did to the old man.
A police officer from California has warmed the hearts of people all across the country after what he did for an elderly man who had been kicked out of a local Bank of America.
Officer Robert Josett received a call from the bank about a 92-year-old man who was reportedly causing a scene. The elderly man was agitated after trying to withdraw money from his account. He had encountered trouble doing so because his ID was expired.
Without proper identification, the bank was unable to process the old man’s request to withdraw his money. However, he didn’t understand why the teller was refusing to help him. As a result, the elderly man grew upset and caused a commotion.
When Officer Josett arrived on the scene and learned what was happening, he decided to do something a bit unconventional. The cop decided he wouldn’t simply escort the old man out of the bank. Instead, he helped him in a way that has since gone viral.
Instead of asking the old man to leave the premises, Officer Josett took matters into his own hands. He drove the man to the DMV to get a new ID, but his act of kindness didn’t stop there. The officer then took the old man back to the Bank of America location so that he could withdraw his money as originally intended.
Afterward, the Montebello Police Department posted a photo of Josett and the elderly man on Facebook, capturing the attention of thousands.
“This Officer is a Saint!” commented one person on the police department’s Facebook post. “All this Little Grampa wants is to keep his independence. And the officer helped him in a dignified manner. Good Job Officer!”
“Heart touching and I love that the officer was able to get him in and out of the DMV so quickly!” joked another. “That alone is medal worthy!”
“This is beautiful,” wrote someone else. “We need more stories like this to show the people that not all police officers are bad and that they go above and behind their regular duties to help everyone.”
“We often hear only bad news of officers, we can’t judge everyone the same,” agreed another. “Officer Robert Josett thank you so much for helping this elderly man, it could have been my father or grandfather. God Bless you….and thank you for your service.”
Anyone with an elderly parent or grandparent can likely relate to the situation this old man found himself in. At 92-years-old, you’re simply not as sharp as you used to be, so something like an expired ID can really throw you off, especially when it’s preventing you from accessing your own money.
This old man only needed to be shown some kindness and a bit of patience. Officer Josett showed him both and turned out to be his guardian angel. The people of Montebello, California, are certainly lucky to have such a compassionate officer protecting them.
May the GOOD LORD shine his face upon both of them and give them his peace. AMEN
way to go banks can get real nasty at times although what they did was understandable you have to have some kind of ID its for your own protection but the old guy didn’t understand. Nice to see a good guy cop for a change.
He had a picture I’D. It was out of date. The bank is completely wrong.
An exception to the rule. Cops are basically overbearing and dangerous. Avoid them. Don’t talk to them.
Always film any interactions with government apparachik’s, especially LEOs.
and celts dispense the aids virus, avoid those dirtycunts too
Don’t like it that you can’t just live life by your own self-serving rules as determined by you and only you, outside of societies…the same rules and laws, btw, that you want all others to live by, again for your own self-serving reasons, huh? It’s an “exception to the rule” in your mind likely because in your interactions with the police they had to act with command presence (what you call overbearing) and had to make sure you knew they could become dangerous if you threaten, by your actions, their safety or lives. Stop being acting like a jerk towards them . Stop doing things that bring you into negative contact with them.
The bank was being an asshole. Expired or not, it was most likely a picture ID, they knew who he was and knew he was entitled to his money. He was even a regular customer, ridiculous!!!! Just because the ID was expired doesn’t mean it wasn’t genuine. How does a date matter when the objective is just to identify the person?
We live in a fascist nation.
The moneychangers haven’t changed one bit since Jesus whipped them out of the bank.
What the bank did was obscene. An expired valid ID is still proof you are who you are. The mega companies are evil and the cop was a saint.
I understand this is heartwarming, but some localities are paying north of $175,000.00 for LEOs, not feelings enforcers or chauffeurs.
I have always been confused about an expired ID, usually a driver’s license. Driving with an expired license is one thing. But why can’t a license, even if expired always act as identification? The person on the license didn’t expire, the information is the same.
You are all missing the point. The Bank has been making big money on this guy for probably 80 sum years and they should have helped their client renew his ID. Not call the LEO on a 92 year old to get rid of. Everyone get your money out of BOA and Banks now!
BofA would have reacted much differently toward an illegal alien without proper ID than they did toward this elderly American citizen. They’re no longer the Bank of America.
Why do government issued IDs, that are not driver license or other document requiring an exam to renew, even have an expiration date?
You need a picture ID to withdraw your own money from a bank or to PAY for a service when using a Credit Card, but don’t need it to VOTE. I always use this phrase (or a variation) in these two scenarios. It always ticks off the cashiers!
B of A has gone woke, and has no customer service capabilities anymore. Fvck em.
Go to a credit union and be happy.
That is a brilliant question! My guess, if you don’t pay the $25 renewal fee then, as far as the Government is concerned…you are expired. Total BS.
Now this officer is a real public servant. We need many, many more like him.
I went in to a WF one time to cash a $600 customer check drawn from his WF account. But because I did not have an account with them, they refused to cash their own check. As I was leaving, I saw a security guard in the parking lot and asked him how they could refuse to honor their own check. He took me back to the bank and made them cash it. In order to act like she was in command and that I was still in the wrong, the branch manager told me to never come back there. I don’t think that would hold water either if I had ever wanted to go in there again.