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| These cops donated a piggy bank full of money after thieves stole one from a young boy | These cops donated a piggy bank full of money after thieves stole one from a young boy |
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| “Pikachu Returned!” | “Pikachu Returned!” |
| So read the headline in a Facebook post from the Alexandria Police Department after the actions of an officer who took it upon herself to help out a local boy after thieves stole his piggy bank from his family’s apartment. | So read the headline in a Facebook post from the Alexandria Police Department after the actions of an officer who took it upon herself to help out a local boy after thieves stole his piggy bank from his family’s apartment. |
| Someone broke into the family’s apartment late last month in the 5400 block of Bradford Court and stole the yellow piggy bank, which was shaped like the popular Japanese character Pikachu from the Pokemon video games and TV shows. | Someone broke into the family’s apartment late last month in the 5400 block of Bradford Court and stole the yellow piggy bank, which was shaped like the popular Japanese character Pikachu from the Pokemon video games and TV shows. |
| The burglary touched Officer Cynthia Hurley, officials said. | The burglary touched Officer Cynthia Hurley, officials said. |
| Hurley “took it upon herself,” department officials said, to find a similar piggy bank online. She bought it. And then Hurley went to her fellow officers, asking them to put their own money in it for the boy. | |
| She went to three different groups around the department and collected an undisclosed amount of money from about 24 officers, said Crystal Nosal, a spokeswoman for the department. | She went to three different groups around the department and collected an undisclosed amount of money from about 24 officers, said Crystal Nosal, a spokeswoman for the department. |
| Hurley then surprised the family last weekend, taking them the new, money-filled Pikachu piggy bank. The boy and his family smiled in several photos as Hurley and a few other officers gave him his new piggy bank. Police declined to release his name or age. | Hurley then surprised the family last weekend, taking them the new, money-filled Pikachu piggy bank. The boy and his family smiled in several photos as Hurley and a few other officers gave him his new piggy bank. Police declined to release his name or age. |
| On its Facebook page, the department wrote, “Kudos to Officer Hurley and her fellow officers for helping restore a piece of childhood and showing this family that people care.” | On its Facebook page, the department wrote, “Kudos to Officer Hurley and her fellow officers for helping restore a piece of childhood and showing this family that people care.” |