Posted on 03/29/2017 6:21:55 PM PDT by MarvinStinson
It was an adorable moment caught on video as a 3-year-old girl in Massachusetts sat down to dine with a police officer who was eating alone.
In the video shared by the Hingham Police Department, the girl, named Lillian, engages the officer at a local Panera.
The officer, Sgt. Steven Dearth, described Lillian as a "very outgoing" girl who approached his table to talk to him while out eating with her parents and a younger sibling.
"I was working an evening shift and I stopped to have dinner at Panera bread. I was waiting for my food to get ready and I saw this little girl and she looked at me and smiled and I smiled," Sgt. Dearth told InsideEdition.com. "Her dad carried her over and then I gave her a high five and a 'Jr. Police Officer' sticker."
Dearth said he then went to sit down and eat his meal when Lillian sauntered over to his table with her parents watching. He motioned for her to sit down.
"We talked. She asked if I had a police car and toward the end of the dinner she said, 'We should have a playdate in a few days.'" Dearth said. "The whole time she never turned around to look at her parents. It was amazing to see a child that was that comfortable around a uniform police officer."
The pair snapped a photo together before parting ways.
Dearth says Lillian’s mom, Nicole, plans to bring her to the police station to show her around later in the week.
It’s not exactly a playdate — but it will do.
(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...
So sweet, thanks for posting this!
We should have a play date. Now that is cute
How great to see a cop who looks so great in his uniform and isn’t dressed as though he were entering Fallujah.
When I see officers in real uniforms, not the military ones, I make a point of complementing them on it and how much more appropriate the message that uniform sends.
Nice story——and Hingham is a beautiful town.
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Well done, Marvin....Well done...
I thank any officer or military member or veteran I see...
I remember all too well how we were treated returning from Vietnam....
A nice reminder of our society the way it oughta be...
She’ll certainly be breaking some hearts in a few years.
Welcome home, and thanks.
Cute.
Thank you....
Welcome Home, brother.
I think she just broke one!
Cops often dress like soldiers because of the drug war. Criminals have far more firepower than they did in the past.
A play date at the range sounds like a great idea. :-P
And to you also...
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