Girl whose parents were police officers buys officer’s meal

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Girl whose parents were police officers buys officer’s meal

A New Jersey police department is looking to return the favor after a little girl asked her mother to pick up an officer's restaurant check

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April 25, 2017 5:58 pm

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JAMESBURG, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey police department is looking to return the favor after a little girl asked her mother to pick up an officer’s restaurant check.

Jamesburg police Officer Joseph Quinn was dining at a restaurant in Helmetta when 8-year-old Mikayla Raji started a conversation. She then secretly asked her mother to pay for his meal.

Mikayla’s mother says police officers have a special connection to her: Mikayla’s father was killed by a drunken driver while on duty before she was born, and her mother was an officer.

The Jamesburg Police Department has launched a GoFundMe page to raise money for Mikayla’s education. The fund has raised more than $2,400 of its $10,000 goal.

Police Chief James Craparotta says he wants Mikayla to lead the department’s Memorial Day parade.