Not all good deeds go unnoticed.

Last week, The Reporter received a Facebook message from a reader describing a story where two Black Diamond police officers helped avictim of assault find a place to stay for the evening.

After contacting Black Diamond Police Chief Jamey Kiblinger, we learned the helpful officers were Sgt. Brian Lynch and Sgt. BrianMartinez.

“I can tell you that as the chief this is the stuff that makes you most proud,” Kiblinger said. “It’s what our officers do when nobody islooking that you can see their character and selflessness.”

The Reporter spoke with Martinez and he described the Sept. 29 call he and Lynch responded to.

He said the two responded to a domestic violence call where the victim had been assaulted with a knife.

The victim was from out of town and did not have her belongings with her or any money, he said.

Martinez said the incident happened outside of Black Diamond’s jurisdiction but with the help of the King County Sheriff’s Office, theoffender was located and taken into custody.

Once the suspect was off the streets, the officers worked to locate domestic violence shelters in the area to house the victim.

However, Martinez said, all were full that night and wouldn’t have any openings until the next day.

“A decision was made to find her a place so she could recover from the events of the night,” he said.

The officers called the Cedar Inn in Enumclaw and explained the situation to them.

Martinez said the Inn was gracious and comped half of the price for a night and the officers paid for the remainder.

In law enforcement every day, Martinez said, events like this happen.

“The 99.9 percent of officers that hold this profession truly care about the people in their communities and want to make a positiveimpact,” he said. “Unfortunately, it is the less than .01 percent that tarnish the badge with bad behavior and make the rest of lawenforcement look bad.”

He said Lynch and himself were “blessed to have the opportunity to help this victim and it was the efforts of two communities comingtogether to help somebody in need.”

However, Maritnez said the Cedar Inn deserves a lot of the recognition “for their generosity and willingness to help a person in need.”