Brittany Brown couldn’t wait to celebrate her son Wyatt’s first birthday.
After going shopping, her car was filled with toys for him.
So Brittany, from Virginia, U.S., was devastated when someone broke into her car overnight and stole all his presents.
After filing a police report, she wasn’t expecting to see them again but didn’t know what she was going to give her son on his special day.
When she got a call from the Prince William County Police Department, where she had filed the report, she thought they just wanted her to fill in more paperwork.
So when they showed up with a car full of toys, she thought they had caught the thief.
But instead they had clubbed together to buy more things for Wyatt to make sure he didn’t go without.
Posting a picture on Facebook, Brittany said: ‘These officers went and bought Wyatt presents after finding out that somebody broke into my car and stole all his birthday presents. Thank you so much.’
Later she added: ‘Thank you PWCPD for doing such a selfless act.’
And after his big day on 7 April, Brittany posted more pictures of Wyatt opening the presents. She said: ‘He had AN AMAZING birthday!! God bless you all!!’
And people were really touched by what they had done for the little boy.
One said: ‘What a blessing! Glad this little one’s special day didn’t miss a beat. How thoughtful and kind PWCPD.’
Another added: ‘What a sweet gesture!! We need more stories like this.’
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