16-year-old Keonte Evans was not trespassing. Instead, he was doing yard work to earn money to buy his 5 younger siblings clothes before the start of a new school year
"You might be told one thing over the radio, and when you show up on scene it's something completely different," Officer Eric Colleran said in anColleran took the call about a suspected trespasser. He responded to the neighborhood and found 16-year-old Keonte Evans.
Colleran quickly sorted out the misunderstanding and felt moved by Evans' respectful, soft-spoken demeanor as well as his drive to help his family. Emotion overtook Evans. He immediately hugged Colleran and thanked him for his kindness. He took the gaming console inside but immediately ran back outside to hug Colleran again.
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