By Police1 Staff
LARIMER COUNTY, Colo. — A Colorado deputy’s son received a special gift thanks to a sheriff’s office.
Three-year-old Wyatt Gentry, the son of Deputy Billy Gentry, received a special edition Power Wheels patrol vehicle on Wednesday, the Coloradoan reports. The gift idea came from Trooper Jerry Sharp, who wanted to do something special for Wyatt after learning that he was diagnosed with a cancerous brain tumor in 2017.
Sharp set up a GoFundMe account for donations, according to a Larimer County Sheriff’s Office press release. Sharp also collaborated with several vendors to turn the Dodge Charger Power Wheels car into an LCSO patrol car.
The patrol vehicle is equipped with lights, sirens, a push bumper and a PA system. The Gentry family was also given a check for nearly $4,000 for medical expenses.
“Needless to say, Wyatt was thrilled to receive his patrol car and had a blast riding it through the halls at LCSO headquarters and around the parking lot,” LCSO spokesman David Moore said.
Deputy Gentry said his son drove his new patrol vehicle “for at least three more hours after getting home.”