HARLINGEN — Little Neo Martinez was all smiles this morning.
The 11-year-old ran one of Harlingen’s biggest departments — the police department — for a day.
Martinez, who suffers from Osteosarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer, has been out of school since his diagnosis in March.
But, yesterday morning everyone came together to create a special day.
His classmates, school and city officials, and officers from the Harlingen Police Department all cheered him on as he was sworn in as chief of police for the day.
If you didn’t know he was a fifth grader, you’d think Neo was an actual police officer, complete with a kid-sized authentic HPD uniform.
A few weeks ago in “Make A Wish” fashion, the school contacted the police department and asked if there was anything that they could do for Neo who has had a dream of being a police officer.
After some major discussions at the department, “Chief for a day” was born.
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