A Maryland police officer stood in the pouring rain to protect a turtle from being run over.
Carolyn B. R. Hammett and her husband were driving near their home in Greenbelt, Maryland, when they spotted the officer standing in the middle of the road.
Hammett was confused at first, thinking the road must be flooded, but “as we got closer, we realized that she was standing over something.”
Master Police Officer Sharnise Hawkins was helping a large snapping turtle cross the road.
“I couldn’t…
