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Massachusetts Officers Team Up to Provide Christmas Surprise for Murder Victim's Toddler

Officers from 10 police departments around the state, plus Massachusetts State Police, answered that call, and the departments decided to surprise JJ outside his grandparents’ home.

December 25, 2019

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Video: Indiana Officer Engages Children in Snowball Fight

An officer with the New Palestine (IN) Police Department was captured on cell phone video taking a few moments of his day to join some boys involved in a vigorous snowball fight.

December 18, 2019

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8-Year-Old Boy Donates 165 Toys to Police Department Toy Drive

An 8-year-old boy in Kentucky wants to make sure that the annual toy drive conducted by the Ludlow Police Department is successful again this year.

December 16, 2019

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Video: Utah High School Dance Team Performs Routine Honoring Police

Performers with the Syracuse (UT) High School drill team appeared on the school's basketball court during a recent halftime dressed in costumes that resembled police uniforms and presented a dance that they said was in honor of law enforcement.

December 9, 2019

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Twin 5-Year-Olds Dress as Police Officers and Visit Departments

Two 5-year-old boys from New York have an unusual hobby—they dress up as police officers and visit stations to honor law enforcement officers.

November 26, 2019

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CentralSquare Releases More ShareBlueSmiles Stories

CentralSquare, a leader in public sector technology, has announced the release of three new feature stories as part of ShareBlueSmiles, a national campaign whose mission is to deepen trust between law enforcement and the communities they serve.

November 23, 2019

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Texas Students Donate 98 Handmade "Thin Blue Line Flag" Carvings to Department

Students attending Waxahachie High School presented 98 handmade wooden "Thin Blue Line" flags to their local police department in a show of respect for the officers who work there and solidarity with the department.

November 22, 2019

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Georgia Officers Pay Lunch Debts for School Children

Nearly half of the student body of Cobb County Schools relies on free or reduced lunches, and some families have racked up some debt.

November 15, 2019

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Tennessee SRO Opens Camp for Special Needs Girls

After a school resource officer with the Nashville Metro Police Department learned a girl with special needs at her school was being held out of a camp sponsored in part by the local FOP, she decided to spend her own money and time to create a camp for girls like her.

November 14, 2019

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Arizona Officer Delivers Happy Meal to 5-Year-Old Boy Who Called 911

A five-year-old boy in Arizona called 911 with what to a child that age might be considered an emergency: he wanted a McDonald's Happy Meal.

November 13, 2019

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Video: 7-Year-Old Honorary Officer Succumbs to Cancer, Texas Police Escort Her to Funeral Home

Before noon dozens of officers gathered their patrol vehicles to transport the little girl's body to the funeral home. When they arrived they offered her a prayer and a salute.

November 6, 2019

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Toledo SWAT Officers Dress as Superheroes, Rappel Down Children's Hospital to Entertain Kids on Halloween

"It's just great to see the joy on their face! It brings us joy too, but it's nice to just see them have a day where they can just be themselves and be kids again, and not have to worry about being in the hospital," said one member of the SWAT team, dressed as "The Wolverine"

November 1, 2019