The Badge Deserves Honor. Chad Essert’s Charges Deserve Fury.
Growing up, my friends and I weren't bad kids, never broke the law (/wink), and truly never started up any slobberknockers. However, we didn't always think too fondly of our local police department as a whole. Then there was Kelly, the female officer who seemed to understand kids, trouble, fear, and fairness all at once.
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The Badge Deserves Honor. Chad Essert’s Charges Deserve Fury. David Manney | 5:41 PM on June 13, 2026 AP Photo/Morry Gash, File Growing up, my friends and I weren't bad kids, never broke the law (/wink), and truly never started up any slobberknockers. However, we didn't always think too fondly of our local police department as a whole. Then there was Kelly, the female officer who seemed to understand kids, trouble, fear, and fairness all at once. Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-300x250_3"); //googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot["div-gpt-300x250_3"]]) }); Officer Kelly carried the badge well; even when we grumbled about cops, we knew the badge meant something.
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