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La Salle Police Department receives Easter surprise

Boy buys chocolate bunnies for cops

La Salle Police Department received a surprise Easter treat on Friday — chocolate bunnies.

The La Salle Police Department received a surprise Easter treat Friday: chocolate bunnies.

Four-year-old Ryker Brown gifted the bunnies Friday, according to the La Salle Police Department’s Facebook page.

Chief Mike Smudzinski said it was a kind and thoughtful gesture.

“Having a little boy show up and do something like this means the world to us,” he said. “We also want to thank the parents for encouraging it.”

Maribeth M. Wilson

Maribeth M. Wilson has been a reporter with Shaw Media for two years, one of those as news editor at the Morris Herald-News. She became a part of the NewsTribune staff in 2023.