Richard Scott, a third-grade pupil at Tynan Elementary School in South Boston, displayed his certificate of appreciation during a ceremony by the Boston Police Department.
Young hero comforted lost 5-year-old" by Shana Wickett, Globe Correspondent | April 10, 2010
When a third-grader from South Boston was heading home after school in late March and came across a lost 5-year-old girl, he comforted her and stayed with her until help arrived.
Boston police officers from District C-6 recognized 9-year-old Richard “Rashad’’ Scott yesterday with a certificate of appreciation for his efforts, officials said. He was honored at an assembly at Joseph P. Tynan Elementary School in South Boston....
Richard approached the troubled prekindergartener, Paige Brennan, whom he was friendly with. Richard learned that she was lost and stayed with her as the rain poured during one of the wind-swept storms last month.
“He realized they were both getting soaked, and he needed to do something,’’ said Carlene Shavis, principal of the Tynan School.
He comforted the girl and told her that she was safe in his arms and that he wouldn’t let anything happen to her, Shavis said. After patiently waiting with her for about a half-hour, he waved down a police cruiser patrolling the area....
