CAVE CITY, Ky. – Heading into Christmas, the police are on the hunt for regular civilians. With almost two thousand dollars to give away, Cave City PD surely helped out someone this week.
On December, 22, News 40 paid a trip to Cave City and brought to the screen flashes of countryside and good will. Every year, the department gives out money to unsuspecting people around Christmas time. The goal is simply bring a little joy to the community and hopefully those a little less fortunate.
This year might have hit harder with the economy taking a downturn. As News 40 took a ride along with Joshua Neal and Stephanie Keltner, among some of the reactions we’re just the kind of hallmark-esque story points you could hope for on the holiday season.
One woman we had stopped was given one hundred dollars then later messaged the department’s Facebook page to tell them it was a big help. She said her and her husband were just talking about how it’s been hard financially, and this was actually there last family vacation till the daughter had to get her third heart surgery.
Another woman we pulled over received fifty dollars but then gave it to her passenger, upon which Keltner went to grab another envelope for the driver as to commend her on being so selfless. The driver was almost in tears thanks to a show of holiday spirit by Neal and Keltner.
With the money all given out, it was time to make out leave. But before we hit the road both Neal and Keltner in a short interview told News 40 that, they wouldn’t be able to do what they do without the money put up from Alvey’s Towing and Crossroads Towing in the area.
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