A 4-year-old Colton boy was treated to the ultimate surprise for his birthday after his aunt was able to bring his real-life heroes, the Colton Police Department, to his home for a visit.
Elyssa Shaw called the non-emergency dispatch line back on Jan. 31 with an unusual request to surprise her nephew Ezra.
“My nephew is having a birthday party today, it’s a police theme. He’s four and he loves Colton police specifically, I was just wondering if there is anybody patrolling, if they would be able to stop by just to say hi?” Shaw can be heard asking in audio of her call to the department.
She says that she took a chance by calling, unsure if such a request would get swept under the rug…