{"id":16062,"date":"2016-12-23T11:59:35","date_gmt":"2016-12-23T16:59:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/?p=16062"},"modified":"2016-12-23T11:59:35","modified_gmt":"2016-12-23T16:59:35","slug":"coatesville-pd-issues-tickets-to-be-redeemed-at-holiday-shop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/?p=16062","title":{"rendered":"Coatesville PD issues &#8216;tickets&#8217; to be redeemed at holiday shop"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><em>Approximately\u00a0100 children have been\u00a0&#8216;caught&#8217; doing good things in the community<\/em><\/h2>\n<p><strong>By Lauren Parker- Gill,<\/strong>\u00a0<em>News Editor, The Times<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18625\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18625\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-18625\" src=\"http:\/\/chescotimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/148113821555178-3-350x197.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"197\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-18625\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Children in the Coatesville community have been &#8216;caught&#8217; doing good things and issued &#8216;tickets&#8217; redeemable at the holiday shop at the Coatesville police station. Photo courtesy of Coatesville PD.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>COATESVILLE \u2013 Coatesville Police officers have been spreading holiday cheer to local children by issuing \u2018tickets\u2019 for catching them doing something good, either in their community, at home or at school.<\/p>\n<p>Since last week officers have been issuing shopper dollars and inviting children to the police station to redeem their tickets and choose a gift for themselves or a family member.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Officer Tyler Reece and Sergeant Rodger Ollis were on hand Thursday to help 10-year-old Cardye Ford, choose a special gift for earning excellent grades on her report card and for being such a big help to her mom at home.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019ve earned it for being a great daughter and a great big sister,\u201d said Ollis.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s really nice when you see people a few months after issuing them a ticket and getting to see the impression you left on them.\u201d Reece said.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18626\" style=\"width: 285px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18626\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-18626\" src=\"http:\/\/chescotimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/FullSizeRender-275x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"275\" height=\"300\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-18626\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Officer Tyler Reece helped 10-year-old Cardye Ford choose a special gift for being a good daughter, big sister and for an excellent report card.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Ford was excited to pick out a pink and white soccer ball for herself and some special educational toys for her sisters who are six.<\/p>\n<p>The police department estimates that 100 kids have been caught doing something good over the last week.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA lot of times, kids see us in situations that are negative or emergencies,\u201d said Ollis. \u201cIt\u2019s our way of recognizing pro-social behavior and showing appreciation for contributing to an even better Coatesville.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The City of Coatesville Police Department extends their gratitude to The Chester County Fraternal Order of Police Lodge # 11, which generously donated all gifts for the holiday shop at the station.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Approximately\u00a0100 children have been\u00a0&#8216;caught&#8217; doing good things in the community By Lauren Parker- Gill,\u00a0News Editor, The Times COATESVILLE \u2013 Coatesville Police officers have been spreading holiday cheer to local children by issuing \u2018tickets\u2019 for catching them doing something good, either in their community, at home or at school. 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