<br /> <p>A police officer in Raleigh, North Carolina, has been applauded by local residents after he appeared to console an eight-year-old boy whose family was left homeless after Hurricane Maria.</p><p>A clip shared to Facebook on February 13 shows a Raleigh police officer getting down on one knee and hugging a boy, who has autism and ADHD, after his family was recently evicted from a motel.</p><p>Speaking to local media,</a> the boy’s mother, Natasha Torres, said she and her two children fled Puerto Rico in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria.</p><p>The police officer, Alejandro Tovar, set up a GoFundMe page</a> to help with food and finding the family a place to stay until they can get back on their feet. He’s raised a total of $3,800 at the time of writing. Credit: Sarah McKee via Storyful</p><br />
