From police duty to diaper duty.
The past year has been a “baby boom” within the Cobb County Police Department, which welcomed at least 30 little ones to their law enforcement family.
While a lack of sleep and work/life balance have presented challenges, it hasn’t stopped the officers from keeping the streets and their children safe. Sometimes it just takes baby steps.
Last month, a third of the new parents posed in photos with their children, who were dressed in various pumpkin, skeleton or superhero outfits for Halloween. Many of those officers have grown closer through their shared experience, and some even look at their own safety differently now.
But no, their department doesn’t have a day care on site — for now.
Credit: Cobb County Police Department
The Piper family
As an Atlanta Journal-Constitution reporter walked into Cobb police headquarters this week, Lt. Jackie Piper was in the lobby helping deliver gifts to needy children in metro Atlanta for the holidays. The Cobb police supervisor is a new mother in her own right, with her daughter Leah being born seven months ago.