GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) – A Green Bay Police officer discusses a Monday incident after his department brought attention to his good deed.
Officer Darryl Robinson responded to a call from an elementary school, saying the eight-year-old’s mother was incarcerated, with no emergency contact listed to pick him up.
Robinson says he wanted to do something special, since it was also the boy’s birthday.
“We brought the eight-year-old out to the squad. He had never been in a police car before and was very excited to ride in one.
Robinson had met the boy’s grandfather once before and was able to get ahold of him.
“I asked if it was okay if I could take him to McDonald’s before bringing him, and he said ‘yes.’”
Robinson says the two had a great time together.
“He was looking at the toys that they put in the Happy Meals. He was excited, I guess, to hang out with a police officer.”
The department later shared the story on its Facebook page, with hundreds of comments pouring in.
“I’m not one for the spotlight, but it was good seeing all of the comments. There was nothing negative that I read. That’s pretty rare in this profession.”
Robinson hopes this story inspires other officers to do the same.
