Ninety-two-year-old WWII veteran Louis C. Hicks is a humble gentleman living on a modest budget. Though he’s been struggling to make ends meet for years, he’s never once thought to inconvenience others by asking for help.
But his circumstances unexpectedly took a turn for the better when the Austin Police Department entered his home. Hicks found out that his power tools were missing from his shed, so he called 911 to report the robbery.
Little did he know, Officer Chasity Salazar would do so much more for this sweet elderly man than investigate the theft of his stolen shed tools.
When Officer Salazar arrived on the scene, she asked to take a peek around Hicks’ home. It didn’t take the experienced cop long to realize that the man was living in a hazardous environment.
She saw that he was burning the gas stove to keep warm after his old burner had burned a hole in the floor.