A Boston police officer helped a single mother in need during the coronavirus pandemic.Jennifer Velasquez was brought to tears Tuesday night after her EBT card would not go through while trying to buy groceries for her and her three daughters.Officer Ben Peguero saw Velasquez crying outside of the store and asked if she needed help. She told him that she had to leave her groceries inside, so Peguero decided to buy them for her."I enjoy helping people. I get a satisfaction out of it and that's why I really joined the job," Peguero said. "It kind of made everything worth it and reminded me again that this is why I did it, this is why I joined."Velasquez works as a security guard and is considered an essential worker by the state, so the groceries Peguero bought will help feed her family while she is away at work.EBT officials told NewsCenter 5 that the system did have a glitch Tuesday night.

A Boston police officer helped a single mother in need during the coronavirus pandemic.

Jennifer Velasquez was brought to tears Tuesday night after her EBT card would not go through while trying to buy groceries for her and her three daughters.


Officer Ben Peguero saw Velasquez crying outside of the store and asked if she needed help. She told him that she had to leave her groceries inside, so Peguero decided to buy them for her.

"I enjoy helping people. I get a satisfaction out of it and that's why I really joined the job," Peguero said. "It kind of made everything worth it and reminded me again that this is why I did it, this is why I joined."

Velasquez works as a security guard and is considered an essential worker by the state, so the groceries Peguero bought will help feed her family while she is away at work.

EBT officials told NewsCenter 5 that the system did have a glitch Tuesday night.