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Knoxville officers purchase new bike for boy who had his stolen

Knoxville officers purchase new bike for boy who had his stolen
OVERNIGHT HOURS IN KNOXVILLE RECOGNITION FOR A COUPLE OF POLICE OFFICERS WHO HELPED A BOY WHEIL THEY WERE OFF DUTY OFFICERS, BRANDON HILLS AND CODY NICHOLS. SACHOLS. Y THE BOYAD H TWO OF HIS BICYCLE STOLEN SO THEY BOUGHT HIM A NEW ONE. TH E BOY’S MOM WAS ACTUALLY SERVING THE OFFICERS AT A RESTAURANT AND TOLD THE OFFICERS ABOUT HER SON’S THEFT THE OFFICERS SAY THEY’RE JUST RETURNING THE KINDNESS THE COMMITUNY SHOWS THEM. IT WAS JUST REALLY NICE TO HELP OUT, YOU KNOW A MEMBER OF OUR COMMUNITY AND YOU KNOW, ACTUALLY PUT FORWA,RD YOU KNOW, HEY, WE WERE IN THIS, YOU KNOW PROFESSION TO HELP PEOPLE AND UYO KNOW, LET’S DO IT WHEN WE CAN. THE BOY’S MOM SHARED A MESSAGE OF THASNK WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT JOKING THAT HER SON WILL WIPE DOWN THE B
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Knoxville officers purchase new bike for boy who had his stolen
Two Knoxville police officers are being recognized for helping a boy while they were off duty.Officers Brandon Hills and Cody Nichol say the boy had two of his bikes stolen so they bought him a new one.The boy's mother was waiting on them at a restaurant and told the officers about the thefts.The officers say they're just returning the kindness the community shows them.“It was just really nice to help out a member of our community and actually put forward. We're in this profession to help people and let's do it when we can,” Hills said.The boy's mother shared a message of thanks with the police department, joking that her son will wipe down the bike every day and take excellent care of it.

Two Knoxville police officers are being recognized for helping a boy while they were off duty.

Officers Brandon Hills and Cody Nichol say the boy had two of his bikes stolen so they bought him a new one.

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The boy's mother was waiting on them at a restaurant and told the officers about the thefts.

The officers say they're just returning the kindness the community shows them.

“It was just really nice to help out a member of our community and actually put forward. We're in this profession to help people and let's do it when we can,” Hills said.

The boy's mother shared a message of thanks with the police department, joking that her son will wipe down the bike every day and take excellent care of it.