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Four Memphis, Tennessee, police officers surprised an 11-year-old boy with a new Xbox after his home was burglarized the same day.

The young boy and his mother returned home from church Sunday to discover his Xbox, all his games and some of his mother's items had been stolen, according to a post on the Memphis Police Department's Facebook page.

The four officers who responded to the burglary said that after talking with the 11-year-old boy, they realized "he didn't have a whole lot" and that "this game system (while it was handed down from someone else) was everything to him."

The cops were especially moved when they asked him whether he was going to request a new Xbox from Santa. He said, "My mom works long hours and several jobs ... she uses that money to just pay the bills; I am not gonna even ask," according to the Facebook post.

To "make this Christmas season a little brighter" for the young boy, two officers stopped by a local Game Stop store during a break later in the day to buy a new Xbox system along with three games, the department wrote. The clerk split the bill with the officers after learning of their plan, and the store's manager also chipped in a free extra controller.

Brought me to tears. Awesome, grateful kid, Awesome adults around him. Fucking beautiful.

On mobile. If anyone can quote pics or something I'd be grateful.

Wasn't sure if this belonged in Gaming or OT. Probably more OT news...


INB4 someone ruins the moment with shitposting

 

[Sniffynose]

Aww that is really nice!

I wish his family never had to go through the robbery, I can't even imagine how upsetting that is especially when they have a hard enough time making ends meet. I couldn't deal with my conscience doing that to someone, some people =(

 

[leeh]

Awww

He must of been devastated, then chuffed.