Page 40 2024 Hometown HEROES Magazine LINCOLN DAILY NEWS June/July 2024 Lincoln Police Officers Who is my hometown hero? That’s a great question, there’s many heroes out there, the list could go on and on. However, if I could nominate any one person I would nominate the officers of Lincoln Police Department. You may ask why? The Lincoln Police Department has some of the best officers in Illinois. I’ve learned that, over time, from dealing with them, week after week. I could dislike them and say all the horrible things, but all I can ever say is how amazing they truthfully can be. Police officers deal with some of the worst things every shift that we may only deal with once or twice. They get treated like they aren’t humans, but they still have to do their job. They have to respond to every call regardless of it’s snowing, raining, 100 degrees outside, -10 degrees outside, it all. They also have to come to every call regardless of if that person supports them or not. They always have our backs, even if you may not have their back. I’ve personally have dealt with a lot of officers over time, because I was once a young kid who thought I knew everything. They would come and no matter what I said or was doing, they would try to help me get on a good path and straighten my life out. It’s now been almost a year since I last dealt with any officer for any reason. It feels amazing, that I finally took their advice and listened to them when all along they were just trying to help me. They truthfully don’t want to have to be dealing with anybody, but when it comes to keeping you safe and the town safe, they have to do what they have to do. I even see officers every once in a while at the gas station or the store, and they always make sure to say something to me and remind me of how proud they are of me. It’s a good feeling knowing, no matter what, they still will support you. They don’t come and do the job to just arrest people and deal with things that will traumatize them. They do the job because they have the heart and they care. It’s not like that in bigger cities like Chicago or St. Louis. Lincoln is extremely blessed to have some of the finest officers on the force. If I could thank every single one personally I would for how they’ve changed my life for the better. But that’s why I decided to nominate them for the Hometown Hero, because they are Heroes. Shelby Webb Reader Submission
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