{"id":1493,"date":"2025-10-03T23:27:13","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T23:27:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/everyonesdiary.com\/?p=1493"},"modified":"2025-10-03T23:27:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T23:27:13","slug":"a-babys-wail-a-cops-sixth-sense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/everyonesdiary.com\/?p=1493","title":{"rendered":"A baby\u2019s wail, a cop\u2019s sixth sense"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"88\" data-end=\"150\"><strong data-start=\"88\" data-end=\"150\">Officer\u2019s Gentle Touch Calms Toddler Found Wandering Alone<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"152\" data-end=\"319\">A little boy lay scared and sobbing in a hospital room, inconsolable despite the doctors\u2019 best efforts \u2014 until a nearby police officer quietly asked, \u201cCan I hold him?\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"321\" data-end=\"551\">Officer James Hurst, a new member of the Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department, has earned widespread praise after comforting a 16-month-old child found wandering alone through Savannah\u2019s Cuyler-Brownsville neighborhood.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"553\" data-end=\"811\">On May 9, Hurst was dispatched after residents spotted the toddler roaming near busy streets. While his police training guided his actions, Hurst says his experience as a father \u2014 including raising a child with Down Syndrome \u2014 deeply shaped how he responded.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"813\" data-end=\"959\">\u201cThis job is so much more than just chasing the bad guys,\u201d Hurst said. \u201cIt\u2019s about serving the people in your community and doing what they need.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"961\" data-end=\"1146\">The boy was taken to Memorial University Medical Center, where during the medical exam, his fear turned to tears. That\u2019s when Hurst quietly asked the medical staff if he could hold him.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1148\" data-end=\"1347\">\u201cThe boy, being so small, was very upset,\u201d Hurst explained. \u201cI picked him up, and minutes later, he was asleep on my chest. With all my gear, it got heavy, so I sat down on the bed and let him rest.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1349\" data-end=\"1557\">A former U.S. Army Black Hawk crew chief, Hurst insists this wasn\u2019t anything extraordinary. \u201cI didn\u2019t run into a burning building,\u201d he said. \u201cI was just there for a child. We do this kind of thing every day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1559\" data-end=\"1704\">Police confirmed the child is now safe and stable. 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