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Mango Student Thanks Sheriff’s Corporal for Security Support at School
A heightened security presence at local schools in the wake of the Newtown massacre caused a Mango student to hand-deliver a note of thanks after a chance meeting with a corporal from the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office.
Law enforcement officers were on duty at local schools this week to show a united force of support in the wake of the Dec. 14 Newtown school shootings in Connecticut. That's what turned a chance meeting between Hillsborough County Sheriff's Cpl. Lance Connors and a Mango Elementary School student into a touching moment to remember.
It happened Dec. 20, at around 7 a.m., when Connors, in uniform, reportedly was on patrol for a fourth day at the school's student drop-off area, in the Greater Brandon area of Seffner.
The young girl, named Karmen, reportedly walked by him as he said, "Good morning."
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She then stopped, turned around, reached into her backpack and withdrew a folded piece of notebook paper. The note, with a hand-drawn heart, signed by Karmen, read:
"Dear Officers thank you for making my school safe merry Chrismas.''
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She gave the note to Connors, who had opened it quickly, and in time to yell out a quick, "Thank you," as the young student headed to class.
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