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    Police Buys Lemonade At Girl’s Stand, But What Happened To Her Later Was Something No One Expected

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    It was a simple lemonade stand, something many other children had done before. But what happened to her was something no one expected. She became nervous. She saw the officer approach her and her family, but she had no idea why he was there. They weren’t even at home and you yet he had found them.

    Then, as he went back to retrieve something from his patrol car, she wondered what was going on. But as he got closer, she realized what was in his hands. It all started to dawn on her and she had no idea how to respond. Before this happened, Melissa Garza hadn’t interacted much with the police. She, her husband and her two children live in Lake County, Ohio.

    It’s a good, safe place to raise a family, and she never really crossed paths with law enforcement. But that all changed when her nine year old daughter, Gabrielle, decided she wanted an electronic tablet. The family didn’t have a lot of spending money, so the little girl got a tried and true idea to make some cash. Gabrielle decided she wanted to set up a lemonade stand. Her parents were skeptical at first, but then came around to the idea, thinking it would help their daughter learn the value of money.

    The only problem was that their house was in a secluded area without a lot of foot traffic. There was no way she was going to make money if she set up a stand in her own driveway. But there was an alternative. Gabrielle’s grandmother lives in a condo close to town. The area has a lot of foot traffic and is near many main roads, making it the perfect spot to set up a street stand.

    The little girl got to work building the stand for supplies she found at home and carefully making a few jugs of lemonade. Soon her grandmother’s neighbors got wind of her stand and went shopping for some lemonade. Then a car stopped out front, but it wasn’t any old car. The car that stopped was a patrol car, and an officer soon stepped out and walked towards Gabrielle’s stand. Melissa got nervous because they didn’t have a street vending permit.

    She breathed a sigh of relief when the cop asked Gabrielle how much for a cup of lemonade? Though the cost was $0.50, the officer paid $3. He even told the young girl that he’d tell other cops about her stand and he kept his promise. A few hours later, another patrol car stopped by. Gabrielle ran up to the window and asked the cop if he’d like to buy some lemonade.

    The officer said yes and stepped out of the car. It was 22 year old Sheriff’s deputy Zac ROPOS. He started chatting with Gabrielle. I asked her what she wanted to do with the money, he recalls. She said she’d get an iPad to help with school and play games.

    Officer ROPOS was touched by the girls’work ethic and wanted to help. However, some cops may not have felt the same way. Melissa was becoming edgy with all the officer’s attention on her little girl’s lemonade stand. It was a harmless way for a kid to make money, but she’d heard stories of law enforcement coming down hard on unlicensed vendors, and one five year old girl had even been given a $200 fine for running a lemonade stand. When Officer ROPOS approached Melissa again, she immediately thought that there had been some complaints about her child’s lemonade stand.

    She braced herself for the blow and thought carefully about how she was going to break the news to Gabrielle. She hoped with all her heart that there was no fine involved because she had no money to pay it. But the words that came out of Officer Ropo’s mouth were completely unprecedented. The next day, the garage were at their local high school, watching Gabrielle’s older brother at football practice. Then they saw a patrol car pull up.

    When the officer stepped out, they recognized him. It was Officer ROPOS. Then he reached inside his car and pulled something out. Gabrielle couldn’t believe her eyes. Inside the bag was a brand new tablet, which Officer ROPOS had bought a Best Buy the day before.

    When she told me she gave the money to her mom, that’s when I almost started crying because of how great a kid she really was, he explained, adding he didn’t mind spending his money on the gift. People have helped me out in life, so it was kind of like a pay it forward type thing. Melissa had been taken aback when he had approached her the day before about the gift, and now she was filled with gratitude. The kindness of people. It gets me every time, said Melissa about what Officer ROPOS did that day.

    I told him, I just need you to know that you’ve given this gift to a really awesome girl. She’s got a great heart. Officer ROPOS agreed and wanted to make sure Gabrielle knew how much he respected her diligence. I talked to the little girl, gave her a speech about how courageous and admirable I think her efforts were to save up her money, said Officer ROPOS. Melissa took a few pictures of the moment Gabriel received the iPad from the deputy, which the Lake County Sheriff’s Department later posted on Facebook.

    The images went viral. The post on the Sheriff’s Department Facebook page have been shared more than 34,000 times and received almost 10,000 comments. Officer Roposts and the garlic SARS were contacted by various media outlets, including Yahoo News and Today come to talk about their heartwarming story. But the deputy doesn’t understand why such a simple act is getting so much attention. I really didn’t want all the media attention, said Officer ROPOS.

    I just wanted to see the smile on a little girl’s face and that was worth a million dollars to me, so that’s why I did it. He also mentioned he’s not the only one in his Department who’s done something kind for the people in their community, officer Ropo said. A Lieutenant from the Sheriff’s Department donated $200 to a family in need while two other deputies bought a bike for a young boy who didn’t have a way to get to soccer practice. That’s how it is at Lake County. Everyone’s caring here, he said.

    We all give our shirt off our back for people.

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