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A Toronto Police officer was caught in an act of kindness on Tuesday as he tied an elderly man’s shoelaces in a photo that has gone viral on Twitter.

Mark Borsboom, a paid duty officer, was on duty near The Rogers Centre on Tuesday afternoon. At around 4:30 p.m., he came across the elderly gentleman, walking with a cane near Bremner Boulevard and Lower Simcoe Street. “He wanted to prevent him from tripping on his lace,” Toronto Police Service media officer Wendy Drummond said.

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Great pic! MT @jeffcaplan648: An officer tying the shoe of a sick, elderly man on the street today. Very touching. twitter.com/JasonCassidy23… — wendy drummond (@drummond17) May 28, 2013

Borsboom offered to help the man, stooping to tie his laces for him. The moment was captured by marketer/social media strategist Jason Cassidy and quickly spread around social media. It was eventually retweeted by the Toronto Police’s official Twitter feed.

Cassidy was walking by and saw an elderly man with what appeared to be breathing apparatus as well as a cane. He noticed a police officer at the elderly man’s feet.

“I thought he was being searched for drugs or something like that,” he said.