Cop’s small gesture helps homeless couple
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTHI) – Sergio Caruso and Mary Ohl have 25 years in the books together.
“I have deep, deep love for the mother of my children and my ex-wife,” Caruso said.
“We have a lot of history. A lot of good, a lot of bad, just been together for so long,” Ohl said.
Lately, it’s been more bad than good.
“I don’t think anyone wants to admit that they’re living in their car and that their lives have come to this,” Ohl said.
Job loss and medical bills have forced them out of their home.
For about the past seven months, they’ve been living in the back of this truck.
But they don’t want this story to be about them.
“Even to this day I just get choked up thinking about what he did for us and I just want everybody to know that there are good people out there,” they said.
They’re talking about Lieutenant Scott Brown.
Brown got called out on a possible domestic situation.
After realizing nothing illegal was happening and spending some time with them, he decided he wanted to help.
“They needed a little help so we put some gas in there, got them a little food, gave them a little cash and hopefully you know things will be better for them,” Brown said.
A full tank of gas, food and one hundred dollars to be exact.
A small gesture to Brown that meant the world to the couple.
“You know tomorrow you just never know what it’s going to be for anybody really. So I think it’s important we help each other the best we can,” Brown said.
So to the man they haven’t seen since he extended a helping hand, they say thank you.
“Your kindness is so deeply appreciated and that through you doing what you’ve done for us I hope that we can return the favor to someone else. Kind of pass it on, pay it forward,” Ohl said.
“People need to know that there are people out there that are good wholesome people that they do care about just perfectly strangers like us that they don’t even know. I just thank you, Scott, and God bless you,” Caruso said.
As for their relationship…
“Through hard times sometimes it makes you stronger,” Ohl said.
“At the end of my life I hope to be walking with her on the beach holding her hand still,” Caruso said.