According to the Naples, Florida based naplesnews.com, One police officer took it upon herself to not only get kids out of no-skateboarding areas, but also arranged for kids to get complimentary paid memberships to a local skatepark.As quoted on Boardistan:
"Instead, she found a solution that would make the businesses happy all while keeping the boys rolling. . . “If it wasn’t for her, we wouldn’t be skateboarding,” Jose said. . . . Cercone also used her encounters as an opportunity to build a relationship with kids in the community. . . .“I think it’s important for the young kids in the community to develop a good rapport between themselves and the police department,” Cercone said. “They are the future of our county.” "You can see the full story here. Seems like I've been hearing more and more stories about police reaching out to skateboarders. Weird.
That's an awesome story I know first hand that not all cops are ill toward skaters... however this is super cool to protect and serve and help out... Pretty cool.
ReplyDeleteCool I was looking for a good cop story.
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