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Police Officer Surprises 9-Year-Old Running Lemonade Stand With iPad
Posted on 6/25/15 at 5:22 pm
Posted on 6/25/15 at 5:22 pm
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An Ohio sheriff's deputy's quick stop at a lemonade stand turned into a moment 9-year-old Gabrielle will never forget.
On Monday, Lake County Sheriff's Deputy Zach Ropos stopped by the young girl's lemonade stand while on patrol in Painesville, Ohio, about 30 miles northeast of Cleveland.
"I see a little girl come running up to my police car," Ropos, 22, told ABC News today. "She hands me a glass, I hand her a few bucks. I asked her what she wanted to do with the money ... she said she'd get an iPad, to help with school and play games."
Ropos said he told the girl's mother he had an old iPad at home he could bring them the next day.
"I went home that night, fired up the iPad, but it just wasn't updated anymore ... nothing really worked on it," Ropos explained.
The next day, Ropos found a store that agreed to contribute to the cost of a tablet with him. Later Tuesday, Ropos met up with Gabrielle and her mother.
"I talked to the little girl, gave her a speech about how courageous and admirable I think her efforts were to save up her money," Ropos said. "I asked her how much she saved up, and she said she only had a few dollars."
Gabrielle explained to Ropos that her mother's car ran out of gas, so the child gave up her hard-earned money to fill the tank.
"When she told me she gave the money to her mom ... that's when I almost started crying because of how great of a kid she really was," Ropos said.
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Posted on 6/25/15 at 5:25 pm to Street Hawk
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"After what I did to her little dog, it was really the least I could do," Ropos added.
Posted on 6/25/15 at 5:26 pm to Street Hawk
White Privilege
Posted on 6/25/15 at 5:27 pm to Pettifogger
Posted on 6/25/15 at 5:28 pm to Street Hawk
For as much crap as we hear about the shitty cops that have no buissiness having a badge, it warms my heart to be reminded of the ones who truly have a passion for what they do and haven't let the harsh realities of the job break their spirit.
Posted on 6/25/15 at 5:28 pm to Pettifogger
Hahaha iPad for dog!!
Posted on 6/25/15 at 5:30 pm to Street Hawk
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"I talked to the little girl, gave her a speech about how courageous and admirable I think her efforts were to save up her money," Ropos said.
C'mon bro, she's running a lemonade stand. Corageous and admirable?
It's awesome that he helped out the little girl and gave her an iPad. It truly is.
But reading his quotes, it sounds like this 22 year old deputy thinks a little too highly of himself in his new job
This post was edited on 6/25/15 at 5:31 pm
Posted on 6/25/15 at 5:31 pm to BowlJackson
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BowlJackson
You're trying too hard. Why can't a nice gesture just be a nice gesture and let's leave it at that.
Posted on 6/25/15 at 5:33 pm to Street Hawk
Now just wait a got damn minute here. Last week someone posted on here that a policeman shut down a little girl's lemonade stand (nevermind that city hall reinforced the fact she didn't have the proper permit but that's irrelevant) for not having a business license. I thought that meant all cops are evil idiots and could do no right.
Officer should be fired for contributing to an unlawful business.
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"She hands me a glass, I hand her a few bucks.
Officer should be fired for contributing to an unlawful business.
Posted on 6/25/15 at 6:17 pm to WG_Dawg
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nevermind that city hall reinforced the fact she didn't have the proper permit but that's irrelevant)
That sounds like something the people in my town would do.
Posted on 6/25/15 at 6:25 pm to Street Hawk
Story sounds like a PR stunt.
Posted on 6/25/15 at 6:27 pm to Street Hawk
Probably has a GPS tracker in it to keep tabs.
And preloaded with nudes of himself drinking lemonade.
And preloaded with nudes of himself drinking lemonade.
Posted on 6/25/15 at 6:28 pm to Street Hawk
Served and protected the frick out of her.
Posted on 6/25/15 at 6:29 pm to Tuscaloosa
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Story sounds like a PR stunt.
PR for who?
Posted on 6/25/15 at 6:29 pm to Street Hawk
What the hell is a Trio tablet?
Posted on 6/25/15 at 6:35 pm to WG_Dawg
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PR for who?
Police?
Posted on 6/25/15 at 6:36 pm to Street Hawk
Did he ask to see her license to run that stand?
Posted on 6/25/15 at 6:36 pm to Tuscaloosa
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Police?
lol
Posted on 6/25/15 at 6:37 pm to genuineLSUtiger
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BowlJackson
You're trying too hard.
That;s his thing on here
Posted on 6/25/15 at 6:45 pm to genuineLSUtiger
It can be. And then you call the newspaper to tell them all about how you bought a kid an iPad because you thought she was so "courageous and admirable" to set up a lemonade stand and how you almost cried because she then gave her mom the $3.50 she had selling lemonade.
It was a great story until I read his quotes. It's just cringe worthy how obvious he's trying to play up the situation for the reporter. Those two quotes read like some line from a bad comedy skit.
It was a great story until I read his quotes. It's just cringe worthy how obvious he's trying to play up the situation for the reporter. Those two quotes read like some line from a bad comedy skit.
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