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bigtree

(94,667 posts) Tue Dec 25, 2012, 07:45 PM Dec 2012

Christmas Day Off In Newtown

Police Officers Across Connecticut Volunteer To Give Newtown Precinct Christmas Off

In a generous act of goodwill, police officers across the state of Connecticut have volunteered their time today to give law enforcement in Newtown a Christmas holiday. It’s rare for officers to get holidays off, but Sgt. Steve Santucci of Newtown told CNN, “Patrol officers and sworn personnel will be given the day off to be home on Christmas. Officers from surrounding towns will be patrolling Newtown.”

Since the tragic shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary, Newtown police officers have been working nonstop.

Lt. Bob Kozlowsky of the Shelton, Connecticut police department, described it as simply “a police thing” to help out law enforcement brethren. “We’ll always try to help out neighboring towns,” he said. “Any time there’s a tragedy, we’ll try our best to lend a helping hand.”

read: http://www.mediaite.com/online/police-officers-across-connecticut-volunteer-to-give-newtown-precinct-christmas-off/ …

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Christmas Day Off In Newtown (Original Post) bigtree Dec 2012 OP

I'd need five years off after seeing what they saw Skittles Dec 2012 #1

I don't think I would be able to recover Stargazer09 Dec 2012 #2

The Goodness in human nature Cha Dec 2012 #3

Little things like this can renew one's faith. calimary Dec 2012 #4

This act of generosity...... TinkerTot55 Dec 2012 #5

Thank you. littlemissmartypants Dec 2012 #6

Skittles

(172,852 posts)

1. I'd need five years off after seeing what they saw

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Tue Dec 25, 2012, 09:07 PM

Dec 2012

Stargazer09

(2,205 posts)

2. I don't think I would be able to recover

Reply to Skittles (Reply #1)

Tue Dec 25, 2012, 09:47 PM

Dec 2012

Something like that would be my worst nightmare.

Cha

(320,554 posts)

3. The Goodness in human nature

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Tue Dec 25, 2012, 10:18 PM

Dec 2012

can burst an emotional dam.

Thanks bigtree [font color=blue] HOPE AND LOVE [/font]

calimary

(90,775 posts)

4. Little things like this can renew one's faith.

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Tue Dec 25, 2012, 10:36 PM

Dec 2012

Thank you for posting this, bigtree!

TinkerTot55

(198 posts)

5. This act of generosity......

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Tue Dec 25, 2012, 10:46 PM

Dec 2012

...is TRULY what the holiday represents.

An exceptional "gift."

littlemissmartypants

(34,344 posts)

6. Thank you.

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Tue Dec 25, 2012, 10:46 PM

Dec 2012

Merry Christmas, bigtree.

Peace. LMSP

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