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On Wednesday, June 28, 2023, the Janesville Police Department Detective Bureau, Street Crimes Unit, and an Evidence Tech served a search warrant at a residence in Janesville.  As a result of the search warrant a member of the residence was arrested.  It was discovered a child at the residence was turning four that day. 
 
The Detective Bureau, which included the police support clerk, pitched in money and returned to the house later that day with a birthday cake, pizza, birthday card, and a bike for the four-year-old.  Several of the detectives even sang happy birthday.  The child’s mother asked if it was okay for her to tell her child the police were there to sing happy birthday to him, which they agreed to. 
 
Little Caesar’s Pizza added additional food, for the family, when they heard what the food was for. 
 
A detective stopped and bought a card.  While doing so, he was approached by a woman who wanted to thank him for his service.  He explained why he was purchasing the card.  She later called the police department to compliment the incredible act of kindness. 
 
The next day Chief Moore presented everyone in the bureau with a department challenge coin and said, “I can’t order people to demonstrate such compassion and empathy and this act of kindness comes purely from the heart.”