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Maple Grove Police Officer Helps Young Victim of Theft
After a Boy Scout with his own lawn mowing business became the victim of a theft, a local police officer surprised him with new equipment.
Maple Grove resident and high school student Paul Kochenderfer started his lawn mowing business this spring to help him raise money for a Boy Scout trip.
KSTP reported that after his business was going well, someone stole a custom cart Paul's grandfather built him to haul his equipment around.
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Paul filed a police report, and was connected with Maple Grove Police Officer Dave Goggins.
After listening to Paul, Goggins said he could tell how disappointed he was with the situation.
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The Maple Grove Voice reported that after hearing from Paul, Goggins decided to build a replacement cart. While off duty, Goggins built a new cart and planned on delivering it as a surprise, but Goggins happened to drop the cart off just as the family returned home.
"I came home from my church youth group event and Officer Goggins was there with a cart. I felt really grateful. It’s awesome," Paul said.
"A lot of times, we don't get to see outcomes of things that we do," Goggins said.
"I didn't do this because I was looking to get anything out of it. I just wanted to help this kid out."
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