Police officer comforts 1-month-old baby girl after her parents overdose

Sep 3rd 2016 7:30PM BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (PIX11) — A touching photo of an officer comforting a 1-month-old baby girl after her parents overdosed shows the essence of policing.

The moment was captured in a photo, and Officer Burton's husband posted it on Facebook with the caption, "Last night, my wife Michelle Burton told me she would be late getting off work because of a call she was on where the parents of 4 small children had both overdosed. Michelle said the father was dead and the mother was critical. She spent the rest of the night taking care of these babies. She got home at 4 this morning. I've never seen her more beautiful than in this picture. What an incredible woman."

"A police officer's job is very hard and very demanding. We come across a lot of scenes of a tragic nature, especially when children are involved. Our first priority is to help the injured, but then we turn our focus on the children to make sure they are safe and well-taken care of. We're glad our officer was able to help here," Sellers told AL.com.

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