By Police1 Staff
DENVER — For 21 years, one elderly woman has been showing her support for the Denver Police Department, so when she needed some support herself, the officers decided to answer the call.
KDVR reports that 80-year-old Marsha Berger is a familiar face around the Denver PD and has gone out of her way to show her love and support for the department. So while many officers knew who Berger was, they didn’t know she has had trouble paying her bills due to the rising cost of rent.
Berger told a few officers about her struggles and her plan to get a job. But that didn’t sit well withthe officers who have come to know and love her just as much as she loves the Denver PD.
Detective Mark Matthews decided to set up a GoFundMe account to help raise money so Berger can pay her bills. Within a couple of days, Matthews said the fundraiser“skyrocketed.”
Officers, both active and retired, from around the community soon began donating money to help Berger. The goal is to raise $50,000 for her, and as of Thursday, more than $43,000 has been raised.
Berger said she is grateful for the officers’ kind gesture and that it puts her mind at ease.
“I didn’t think I could think more of them, but it’s just incredible,” she said. “They are really the last ones I wanted to help me. I wanted it to be a one way thing. I was thanking them on behalf of the community.”
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