Denver police officers honored for service beyond the badge, helping those in need

In the fall of last year, Denver Police Officer Nikita Utkin and his partner were patrolling in the early hours of the morning when they observed what they described as a “suspicious vehicle” parked behind a local restaurant.

In the car, they found a little girl and her father, who said they were homeless and they were, at the moment, living with his mother.

The cops drove the little girl back to her grandmother’s house, where she had been living. During the ride, she shared distress about not being able to trick or treat with her father on Halloween. Her grandmother, she said, couldn’t afford to buy any candy…

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