Crime & Safety
Hingham Officer's 'Best Dinner Date' With 3-Year-Old Goes Viral
Sergeant Steven Dearth likely wasn't expecting a simple dinner at Panera Bread to gain attention.

HINGHAM, MA — The Hingham Police Department has found the "best dinner date" and turns out it's a little 3-year-old girl.
On March 26, the department released surveillance video from the Derby Street Panera Bread of Sergeant Steven Dearth having dinner and a girl joining him for the meal on March 11.
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"It means a lot to Police Officers when people say hi, especially when children approach us. Four year old Lillian came up to Sgt. Steven Dearth tonight to say hi and wanted to sit with him for dinner break. Of course, we gave her a Junior Police Officer sticker and had the best dinner date. She even asked to have a play date in a few days," the Hingham Police Department posted on Facebook.
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Dearth showed the girl and her family his cruiser parked outside after the date, ABC News detailed.
Image via Hingham Police Department
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