BROOKLINE, Mass. — A Starbucks employee who went above and beyond to help a man with autism is being recognized by the Brookline Police Department.
The Brookline Chief of Police wrote a letter to the Starbucks on Harvard Street, describing what happened and commending the actions of one of the Starbucks employees, T.J.
According to the letter, a 25-year-old man with autism walked into the Starbucks Tuesday after being dropped off by public transportation. The man sat in the coffee shop for over an hour, and T.J. took it upon himself to contact Mass Transit. When he wasn't able to get a hold of anyone, T.J. called the police.
The man had little communication ability and didn't have any identification on him, but T.J. was able to talk with him and successfully help police contact the man's mother. T.J. and the man continued to talk for over an hour until the man's mother arrived.
"The compassion and concern for a total stranger demonstrated by T.J. was extremely touching to us as police officers as well as all the patrons with in the shop," the letter from Brookline Police read.
"Without T.J., we may not have been able to help this man the way we did," the letter continued. "We are grateful that T.J. was there today and that he works in Brookline."
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