MADISON, Ala. (AP) - An Alabama police department is receiving an outpouring of holiday generosity in time for Christmas.
A spokeswoman for the Madison Police Department, Teresa Taylor-Duncan, told WHNT-TV that a couple in the north Alabama community purchased a Starbucks gift card for each of the more than 80 sworn officers in the department.
She says one man donated $1,000 for a bulletproof vest, and another person filled more than 100 gift bags full of food and other items.
Taylor-Duncan called the donations “heartwarming.” Many police officers work more hours around the holidays, making it harder to see their own families.
“We don’t get a lot of breaks. Just because it’s the holidays, law enforcement sometimes has to work even harder,” she said.
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Information from: WHNT-TV, http://whnt.com/
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