{"id":3551,"date":"2025-06-06T12:08:32","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T12:08:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/readmore.cx\/?p=3551"},"modified":"2025-06-06T12:10:02","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T12:10:02","slug":"i-found-a-starving-baby-on-duty-and-i-couldnt-just-walk-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/readmore.cx\/?p=3551","title":{"rendered":"I FOUND A STARVING BABY ON DUTY, AND I COULDNT JUST WALK AWAY"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It started as an ordinary day on duty\u2014patrolling the streets, answering calls, doing my job. Nothing could have prepared me for the moments that shattered my heart that day.<\/p>\n<p>We received a call about a distraught woman wandering near the hospital entrance. 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