Tyson Klapak and his family had just finished touring the lights at Candy Cane Lane in north Regina when he noticed something in the rear-view mirror of his minivan.
“The police were following us for about ten blocks,” Klapak said. “We figured they were just patrolling, but obviously (they) were checking us out to get a closer look at who or what was in the vehicle.”
The police pulled over the van and Klapak said within a minute both officers were out of their vehicle and at his window.
The officers gave each of his children a stuffed Saskatchewan Roughriders doll and wished them all a Merry Christmas.
“It was pretty cool. My kids slept with the dolls last night.”
Elizabeth Popowich is the spokesperson for the Regina Police Service.
“This wasn’t a highly organized effort. It was just a way our officers found to wish a family a Merry Christmas.”
Popowich said this type of positive encounter is good for the police as well as members of the public.
“Crime happens year-round, it doesn’t take a break at Christmas. We are still investigating assaults, break-and-enters and robberies and it almost seems worse in contrast to the joy of the season.”
Popowich said police officers are able to counter that by being more deliberate in their good deeds.
Source: cbc.ca/news
