{"id":1878,"date":"2023-08-13T13:03:08","date_gmt":"2023-08-13T13:03:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/used82.com\/?p=1878"},"modified":"2023-08-13T13:03:08","modified_gmt":"2023-08-13T13:03:08","slug":"police-officer-surprises-7-year-old-boy-selling-lemonade-with-a-pair-of-brand-new-sneakers-for-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/used82.com\/?p=1878","title":{"rendered":"Police officer surprises 7-year-old boy selling lemonade with a pair of brand new sneakers for school"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Who doesn\u2019t love a good ol\u2019 fashioned lemonade stand?<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s nothing like coming upon a child eagerly waiting to sell you a cup of ice cold lemonade on a bright sunny day.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-ffd76299f103a507a7e3549fc4890140\" class=\"newsner-ffd76299f103a507a7e3549fc4890140 newsner-bluebillywig_instream\"><\/div>\n<p>Recently, a young boy named Landen was selling lemonade and cookies near his home when a police officer approached him. The boy\u2019s grandmother captured their interaction and shared it on Facebook.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust saying we are so quick to put down how BAD we get treated sometimes but I have to say i was blessed by officer J Perez Ansonia PD.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-6bd5b7cf6663235881069acb7cb52a9b\" class=\"newsner-6bd5b7cf6663235881069acb7cb52a9b newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"newsner-542704105\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<p><iframe class=\" lazyloaded\" width=\"500\" height=\"609\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FWendelynNarvaez%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0hmXbEjZivFsktFA4hHebathfaE43t67GQ38v3jhjC67hHrJ3bsQps88ruZdQmv9Gl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Officer Perez of Ansonia Police Department in Connecticut took the time to chat with Landen and asked him what he hoped to do with the money he earned from selling lemonade.<\/p>\n<p>Landen said he needed to buy blue sneakers for school.<\/p>\n<p>The two wrapped up their conversation, and Officer Perez went on his way.<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\" lazyloaded\" width=\"500\" height=\"498\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fphoto.php%3Ffbid%3D5267529970033885%26set%3Da.244469982339934%26type%3D3&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>A little while later Officer Perez returned to the seven-year-old\u2019s lemonade stand, and this time he had something for Landen \u2013 a pair of blue sneakers.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-a126fffa064b9eef87147ff4f992e534\" class=\"newsner-a126fffa064b9eef87147ff4f992e534 newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"newsner-2082463872\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<p>Landen was thrilled, to say the least.<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\" lazyloaded\" width=\"500\" height=\"667\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FWendelynNarvaez%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02MFga7Spzu7BeZfifzqDLEw8ub418La5M16QSPgBWi73bbSoSt54tLw2N2ErZ4zpql&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe made my baby\u2019s day yesterday and not only that, he made him feel like a king,\u201d Wendelyn Narvaez said of Officer Perez.<\/p>\n<p>Days later Narvaez shared a photo of Landen happily sporting his new sneakers.<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\" lazyloaded\" width=\"500\" height=\"609\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FWendelynNarvaez%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0RHHTQB767YNWD3LqBxb1tjzvcjDzwTXgFmvr4g3dEgJWNmjR1LAmQVtmJ7uhXdt3l&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Ansonia Police Chief Wayne Williams\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.faithpot.com\/officer-buys-boy-sneakers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">responded<\/a>\u00a0to Perez\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.newsner.com\/?s=act+of+kindness\">act of kindness<\/a>\u00a0by saying officers like Perez \u201care the types of officers that we are all looking to hire.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-9c17f0f249a6b47e4e2e13e6edbae978\" class=\"newsner-9c17f0f249a6b47e4e2e13e6edbae978 newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"newsner-793890801\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>It is so true. We often hear the bad things that police officers do, but not the good things. This was such a kind gesture.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Please share if you want to hear more stories of police officers doing good in their community.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who doesn\u2019t love a good ol\u2019 fashioned lemonade stand? 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