Will Batts and his siblings never passed up an opportunity to collect trading cards from Newark Police Department officers this fall.
They interacted with the officers at school. They showed up to community events at the police station and local businesses. They even ran the Main Street Mile to meet the officers working the race.
“We went to every single event,” said Will, a fourth-grader at Downes Elementary. “I was like, we can’t miss any event. I am not willing to miss an event.”…