Michigan Police Officers Buy Family a Car Seat Instead of Issuing Ticket

By: American Decency Staff

Two Michigan police officers are being hailed for making the decision to buy a car seat for a family in need instead of citing the child's parents.

Officers Jason Pavlige and James Hodges of Fruitport Township, Michigan, responded to a dispatch call reporting a woman at a local McDonalds holding a baby in her arms in a car’s passenger seat.

The officers observed a minor traffic violation and pulled over the driver, also the father of the 10-month-old girl, on the violation, Hodges, 26, a nearly two-year veteran of the force, told ABC News.

When the officers spoke with the parents, who were not identified, they quickly realized they did not have the resources to purchase a car seat for their daughter.

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