11.30.2012

Huffington Post Popular News: Boot-Buying NYPD Cop Larry DePrimo: 'I Had To Help' Homeless Man

When NYPD Officer Larry DePrimo bought boots for a homeless man who had blisters "the size of his palm,” he never expected anything in return. But now that a photo of the cop's act of kindness has surfaced, the Internet is swelling with praise for the do-gooder.


DePrimo had no idea that an inspired passerby was taking a photo as he knelt down to put a pair of boots on a homeless man’s feet on Nov. 14. But after the tourist photographer posted the tender moment to Facebook, it quickly went viral, garnering more than 400,000 “likes” and celebrity status for DePrimo.


As DePrimo now makes his way around the talk show circuit, he’s been sharing the simple impetus of his good deed.




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