The posting reads:
“Cassidy is a great son. He’s smart, and he’s been my crutch since I’ve been ill. He deserved a scooter and, even though money is tight, I bought him one,” said Ms. Trayneisha Coleman.
On Tuesday November 4th, 2014 Phoenix Police officer Johnny Sticca was called to Ms. Trayneisha Coleman’s home because someone had taken her son’s “Razor” scooter. He spoke with Cassidy and his mom and he was told Cassidy had ridden his new scooter to school that morning and had secured the scooter, with a lock and chain, to a fence and went about his day. At around 4:00 pm Cassidy went to get his scooter and it was gone. His brand new, prize possession had been stolen. Cassidy was heartbroken.
Johnny listened as mom described the past couple of years for her and her son. Ms. Coleman is a single mother; it’s just her and Cassidy. In these tough times, finances are always an issue. She’s been ill to the point where she’s had to have surgery and her recovery has not been easy. But, she has her straight “A” student, well behaved son to depend on and she is pretty proud of him. Mom knows he’ll be a good man someday, a good human being; and so, as a reward, she bought him a “Razor” scooter. Ms. Coleman bought Cassidy the scooter so he wouldn’t have to walk to school. Mom knows, for a 10 year old, to be gliding along on that scooter would bring him joy and would remind him to do well and be good. Ms. Coleman was heartbroken.
Johnny got all the information he needed for his report, and then he combed the neighborhood looking for the “Razor” scooter. Despite his efforts, we suspect Officer Sticca knew he wouldn’t find it.
Officer Sticca then made a decision. He went to the store from where the Razor had been purchased, he knew the exact model, and he bought another one, and he took it to Cassidy, and he rewarded Cassidy for being such a good kid to his mom and to himself, and Ms. Coleman was overwhelmed, tearful actually, “I have to admit, I’ve had an encounter or two with police that did not go too well, it was traffic things. And yet, I respect the job police officers have to do. This is not a part of his (Officer Sticca) job, he did not have to do this, but I know police officers do these things every day. Thank you”.