The kindness of strangers has buoyed Brenda Frasher, and the Bellefontaine resident wants others to know that.
But these aren’t just your ordinary strangers; they are Bellefontaine Police Department officers and staff going above and beyond the course of duty.
A few weeks ago, a friend from Pennsylvania became concerned about Frasher’s well-being after talking to her one evening on the phone, and she contacted BPD to have them check on her friend. Nearly immediately, Frasher said, she received a message asking if she was OK and to contact the department right away.
Frasher offered assurance she was fine, but soon officer Caleb Mansfield was at her front door. While Frasher was not in any immediate danger, she was, however, “alone, despondent and depressed.”
It had been a rough year for Frasher, who was used to taking care of herself and owning her own things.
But relatively new to the area through some unfortunate circumstances that found her jobless in late 2016 and unable to maintain her Columbus-area condo, she moved in with a work acquaintance in Logan County. That arrangement had been working and resulted in a lifelong friendship, but the shared housing was unable to continue through family changes her friend experienced. With no job and her unemployment benefits exhausted, her apartment furnishings were limited to only a bed.
That was how Officer Mansfield found her.
Through conversation, he learned Frasher had a good chance at a pharmacy tech position locally, but she could not pay for the $75 required background check.
Within a short time, Frasher said, Mansfield had collected the money from his co-workers for her to get the background check.
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