A viral Instagram post of a smiling Burbank Police Department officer holding a dog during a service call last weekend had the comments section howling — leaving the police department smiling big, too.
The day after Valentine’s Day, the Burbank Police Department posted a photo of one of its officers, Officer Parks, after he was happily greeted by two Frenchies during a call for service.
In the photo, the smiling young officer is gently holding one of the pooches, who appears to be glancing right at him, perhaps even a bit mesmerized. The other Frenchie is standing on the grass near the officer.
“He could not resist petting, holding & snapping a photo with them!” the post read. “Police officers love dogs.”
Well, a dashing man in uniform cradling a pup was enough for the Instagram post to quickly take off.
As of 11 a.m. Tuesday, the post had more than 362,000 likes and nearly 5,500 comments, many regarding the smiling officer. The internet did its thing.
“This cop out here servin’ the people AND servin’ looks,” one comment read.
“I don’t have a dog, but I lost my dog too,” one commenter joked.
“That dog owner knew what she was doing,” noted another.
“Nah, y’all wrong for dropping his name but not his number,” another person wrote.
“My dog passed away a few years ago. Can he come help me find him?” read another comment.
“I need to move to Burbank ASAP,” wrote another.
Even another law enforcement agency got in on the fun.
“Well, that escalated quickly,” wrote the Chino Police Department.
On Tuesday, the Burbank Police Department addressed the viral post.
“We’ve enjoyed seeing the positive response to the recent Instagram post featuring Officer Parks,” the department said. “While the photo certainly caught people’s attention, moments like this highlight the human side of the badge.”
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