One of the toughest parts about my job is reporting on all of the negative things that happen in our community; but unfortunately that's just how it goes some days. Most days the news is bad, but then there's stories like this one that deserve to be shared; the kind of story that needs to go viral.

Mitch Viren, of Loves Park, shared an incredible interaction between a local police officer and his son, Harrison. After responding to a medical call at their neighbor's house, Officer Hayes was nice enough to spend some time with Harrison; giving him a closer look at his squad car- one just like Harrison's very own PowerWheels police car.

Mitch's story has already been shared over 1,000 times on Facebook and has earned Officer Hayes some much deserved praise from the community for his actions.

I've reached out to the Virens for comment and I'm hoping to hear back from them soon.

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