VIDEO: Port officer helps stranded mother in Wilmington

ByABC7.com staff KABC logo
Wednesday, January 11, 2017
Officer helps stranded mother in Wilmington
An officer helped a stranded mother and her children in Wilmington.

WILMINGTON, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- An officer with the Los Angeles Port Police answered the call to help a mother stranded in Wilmington on Monday.

Fred Chaparli said the officer came to save the day along Harry Bridges Street after the mother got a flat tire. Chaparli shared video of the good deed with ABC7 using #abc7eyewitness on social media.

The woman, who had two young children in the car, showered the officer with praise for being "amazing."

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"You are so sweet for doing that," she said.

Port Police later identified the officer as Sgt. Logan Braun.

When the officer was thanked for helping, he simply smiled and responded, "No problem."

Correction: An earlier version of this story and video referred to the officer as being with the Los Angeles Police Department. This has been corrected to Los Angeles Port Police.