Newark Police Officer L. Ciesla found the boy near Broad Street and Branford Street, the city’s department of public safety said Tuesday.
Ciesla then went to a nearby store and bought the boy new clothes using her own money.
“Officer Ciesla went above and beyond in making the child’s day brighter by giving him a fresh set of clothes and helping him change, literally on her knees,” the department said.
“We salute Officer Ciesla for treating the child as if he were a member of her own family.”
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