Officer Helps disoriented senior find her way home

Toronto Police Constable Stephanie Lariviere was at the Front Desk at 22 Division on November 3 around 10.30 p.m., when a Beck taxi driver showed up seeking help with a senior. The driver had an elderly woman in his car who seemed disoriented, and didn’t know where she wanted to be dropped off. “The cabbie said she couldn’t figure it out, and he had been driving around with her for quite a while,” said Lariviere, of the confused woman. She went to the taxi, comforted the woman who had a walker and took her inside the station. “The lady had a few bags with her, so it looked like she had done some shopping,” said Lariviere. The officer was able to ascertain, after talking to the woman, that she was a resident at a seniors home in 23 Division. The female was transported to her residence by other officers who suggested to staff that she be supervised a bit more carefully. Superintendent Heinz Kuck isn’t surprised that his officers went above and beyond to help the woman. “The one thing I can say with certainty is that care and empathy course through the veins of our officers’, when they are faced with caring for those in our society who are vulnerable and less fortunate,” he said. “Time and time again they step up, and think nothing more of it than just extending a helping hand.”