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NJ Officer's Act Of Kindness Liked By Hundreds On Social Media

MONMOUTH COUNTY, NJ (CBS) – A trooper's act of kindness to a woman last week has earned hundreds of Facebook likes and dozens of shares.

Marie Rodriguez-DeGuliz posted to the Monmouth County Police, Fire and EMS Facebook page that her sister Madeline was pulled over by a New Jersey State Police officer last week and the officer was 'incredibly kind' to Madeline, who recently had hip replacement surgery and lost her son suddenly.

Marie writes, "The trooper was incredibly kind and understanding when she broke down explaining why she was back to driving and her emotional time these past few weeks."

There many good stories out there just like this. We are happy to highlight as many as we can. Great job by Trooper Pierre Toma! #AttaBoy

Posted by New Jersey State Police on Tuesday, October 20, 2015

After seeing the post, New Jersey State Police posted on their wall, "There are many good stories out there just like this. We are happy to highlight as many as we can. Great job by Pierre Toma! #AttaBoy'

Marie said the kind gesture was while her sister was driving on Rt. 537 near 195.

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