Photo of Toronto police officer tying elderly man’s shoelaces goes viral

On Tuesday afternoon, marketer Jason Cassidy took a photo of duty officer Mark Borsboom trying an elderly man's shoelaces near Toronto's Roger Centre.

"I thought he was being searched for drugs or something like that," he told the National Post of his first impression of the scene.

When he realized that the officer was actually helping the man, he quickly captured the sweet moment on camera.

"I kind of went, oh my god," Cassidy said, "I have to share this."

The photo, posted to Twitter and Instagram, quickly went viral. Even the Toronto Police's Twitter account retweeted the image.

"I was shocked, but at the same time not really, we need positive stories like this that aren’t often in the media," Cassidy said of the attention the photo received.

"When there’s a senior in need, this level of service is just outstanding, and I’m very, very proud of officer Borsboom and what he did for this senior citizen," 14 Division Superintendent Mario Di Tommas said of the kind officer.

Last November, a similar photo made headlines: an NYPD officer giving boots to a homeless man.