LVMPD and VGK deliver hockey equipment to at-risk kids

LVMPD and VGK deliver hockey equipment to at-risk kids.

KIDS IN THIS PARKING LOT ABOUTONCE A WEEK TO PLAY HOCKEY.AND EVEN THOUGH THEY CAN'T DOTHAT IN PERSON RIGHT NOW, THEYSTILL WENT OUT TODAY TO MAKETHEIR DAY.STICKS, NETS AND VEGAS GOLDENKNIGHTS SWAG - METROOFFICERS...ARMED AND READY...TOMAKE KIDS' DAY."THANK YOUUUU!" "YOU'RE WELCOMEGUYS." "WE MISS HELPING OUTTHESE KIDS.YOU DO A LOT IN THE POLICEWORLD WHERE YOU'RE ARRESTINGPEOPLE, YOU'RE TAKING BAD GUYSOFF THE STREETS, BUT AT TIMES,WHEN YOU CAN CHANGE A CHILD'SLIFE, WHEN YOU CAN AFFECT THEMFOR THE FUTURE, THAT'S WHATREALLY MATTERS." BEFORE THEPANDEMIC BEGAN, METRO OFFICERSWERE COACHING AND MENTORINGABOUT 50 AT-RISK KIDS AS PARTOF THE HEROES UNITED HOCKEYPROGRAM.LIEUTENANT MERGES SAYS WHENTHEY TRIED TO TAKE THEIRPRACTICES VIRTUAL,THEY REALIZED THE KIDS DIDN'THAVE WHAT THEY NEEDED."SO WE GOT WITH VEGAS GOLDENROLLED UP TO KID'S HOMES WITHA SPECIAL - AND SAFE -DELIVERY."THEY TEACH ME HOW TO PLAY."7-YEAR-OLD LEO HAS BEEN IN THEPROGRAM, PLAYING HOCKEY FORABOUT 6 MONTHS."I PLAY WITH PEOPLE AND I HAVESO MUCH FUN." THE PEOPLE HEPLAYS WITH - HIS COACHES - ARETHE SAME PEOPLE CALLED TOPROTECT HE AND HIS FAMILY EVERYDAY."WE HAVE KIDS THAT HAVE NEVERPLAYED HOCKEY, NEVER EVENHEARD OF OUR HOCKEY TEAM ANDNOW THEY'RE BEING CONNECTEDWITH THE PROGRAM AND IN APOSITIVE THING, THEY'RE BEINGCONNECTED WITH POLICE OFFICERSAND SHOWING THEM A DIFFERENTSIDE OF US.WE'RE THEIR COACHES AND THEIRFRIENDS." AND EVEN WHILE THEYHAVE TO BE APART, THIS TEAM ISSTILL VERY MUCH TOGETHER.AND OFFICERS SAY IN THIS GAMEOF HOCKEY, EVERYONE WINS.JK, 13 ACTION NEWS.TWO STORIES DEVELOPING NOW.A MAN IS DEAD.....AFTER BEING SHOT BY..... METRO.