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The Bangor Police Department’s Facebook page is kind of famous.
Managed by Lt. Tim Cotton, the page has more than 250,000 likes, far exceeding the city’s population of roughly 33,000.
Another one of Cotton’s posts went viral Thursday morning. This time, he explained that two Bangor officers have agreed to drive a rescue Border Collie puppy from Virginia to Maine for a Waldoboro woman who couldn’t make the trip herself.
The woman messaged Cotton, who relayed her request to the officers. The dog is her Christmas present, Cotton wrote, and the officers were already heading to Virginia’s Arlington National Cemetery as part of the Wreaths Across America project. As Cotton described:
I have told all of you that Mainers don't mind asking for a favor. We borrow things, ask for rides, stop into people's homes exactly at the dinner hour, and we usually carry jumper-cables to help start other people's cars in the winter.It's real, and there are plenty of places left in America which are exactly like this (shameless plug for being neighborly).
Managed by Lt. Tim Cotton, the page has more than 250,000 likes, far exceeding the city’s population of roughly 33,000.
Another one of Cotton’s posts went viral Thursday morning. This time, he explained that two Bangor officers have agreed to drive a rescue Border Collie puppy from Virginia to Maine for a Waldoboro woman who couldn’t make the trip herself.
The woman messaged Cotton, who relayed her request to the officers. The dog is her Christmas present, Cotton wrote, and the officers were already heading to Virginia’s Arlington National Cemetery as part of the Wreaths Across America project. As Cotton described:
The conversation went like this-Read Cotton’s posts below, and check out the department’s Facebook page for updates.
TC: “Can you two bring a puppy back from Virginia after your visit to Arlington National Cemetery on Saturday? I am working on a Christmas miracle.”
Officer Jordan Perry: “Yes, let me check with Danny” (Hollers to Danny) “The Lieutenant wants to know if we can pick up a puppy in Virginia and deliver it to Maine.”
Officer Danny Place: “Of course.”
The 2 officers (forefront) who brought the rescue dog back to Maine
I have told all of you that Mainers don't mind asking for a favor. We borrow things, ask for rides, stop into people's homes exactly at the dinner hour, and we usually carry jumper-cables to help start other people's cars in the winter.It's real, and there are plenty of places left in America which are exactly like this (shameless plug for being neighborly).
The lady from Waldoboro, Maine was an avid reader of our page, wrote a
very convincing request, and found a sucker who likes all puppies.
She wins.
Chris needs her rescue Border Collie puppy transported from Virginia to Maine. She does not have the ability to drive to Virginia right now, needs to get the puppy to Maine, and it's her Christmas present.
Oddly, Christmas miracles are a specialty of the Bangor Police Department's marginally famous Facebook page.
It is not lost on this guy that we just happen to have two of our probationary elves on a mission to Arlington National Cemetery on the Wreaths Across America - Official Page convoy.
You might see where this is going.
Enter, Tessa. 14 weeks old, needing a ride to Maine (see photo).
As a poorly dressed, unpolished, and grammatically challenged spokesman for the state, I need to do my part to prove that talking about being neighborly and helpful must be backed up by being neighborly and helpful.
I called the boys on the convoy, somewhere in New Jersey.
The conversation went like this-
TC: "Can you two bring a puppy back from Virginia after your visit to
Arlington National Cemetery on Saturday? I am working on a Christmas
miracle."
Officer Jordan Perry: "Yes, let me check with Danny" (Hollers to Danny) "The Lieutenant wants to know if we can pick up a puppy in Virginia and deliver it to Maine."
Officer Danny Place: "Of course."
Officer Jordan Perry: "LT, we can do it. You should also know that Rud (85 year old Maine Troop Greeter from Bangor) doesn't have a ride home to Maine, so we are bringing him as well."
TC: "Sounds good, I will work out the logistics."
Officer Jordan Perry: "Sounds good, this is going to be awesome!"
TC: "The puppy will need to stop to pee and poop!"
Officer Jordan Perry: "That's cool, so do we!"
TC: "Jordan, I figured that part out."
Officer Jordan Perry: "And that's why you are a lieutenant."
And so begins our Christmas Miracle puppy delivery business.
You might want to stay tuned for this.
Keep your hand's to yourself, leave other people's things alone, and be kind to one another.
It's Christmas, do someone else a favor this season.
Have a great Thursday!
(This is the part where you need to share (the Bangor Police Facebook) page and get a couple of your friends to LIKE or FOLLOW our marginally famous attempt and kindness. We are shooting for a quarter million followers by January 2018. Thank you : https://www.facebook.com/bangormainepolice/)
TC
She wins.
Chris needs her rescue Border Collie puppy transported from Virginia to Maine. She does not have the ability to drive to Virginia right now, needs to get the puppy to Maine, and it's her Christmas present.
Oddly, Christmas miracles are a specialty of the Bangor Police Department's marginally famous Facebook page.
It is not lost on this guy that we just happen to have two of our probationary elves on a mission to Arlington National Cemetery on the Wreaths Across America - Official Page convoy.
You might see where this is going.
Enter, Tessa. 14 weeks old, needing a ride to Maine (see photo).
As a poorly dressed, unpolished, and grammatically challenged spokesman for the state, I need to do my part to prove that talking about being neighborly and helpful must be backed up by being neighborly and helpful.
I called the boys on the convoy, somewhere in New Jersey.
The conversation went like this-
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| The rescued pup |
Officer Jordan Perry: "Yes, let me check with Danny" (Hollers to Danny) "The Lieutenant wants to know if we can pick up a puppy in Virginia and deliver it to Maine."
Officer Danny Place: "Of course."
Officer Jordan Perry: "LT, we can do it. You should also know that Rud (85 year old Maine Troop Greeter from Bangor) doesn't have a ride home to Maine, so we are bringing him as well."
TC: "Sounds good, I will work out the logistics."
Officer Jordan Perry: "Sounds good, this is going to be awesome!"
TC: "The puppy will need to stop to pee and poop!"
Officer Jordan Perry: "That's cool, so do we!"
TC: "Jordan, I figured that part out."
Officer Jordan Perry: "And that's why you are a lieutenant."
And so begins our Christmas Miracle puppy delivery business.
You might want to stay tuned for this.
Keep your hand's to yourself, leave other people's things alone, and be kind to one another.
It's Christmas, do someone else a favor this season.
Have a great Thursday!
(This is the part where you need to share (the Bangor Police Facebook) page and get a couple of your friends to LIKE or FOLLOW our marginally famous attempt and kindness. We are shooting for a quarter million followers by January 2018. Thank you : https://www.facebook.com/bangormainepolice/)
TC
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