St. Louis Officer Helps Replace Rotted Basketball Hoop At School
ST. LOUIS, Miss. (CBS) -- Elementary school students in St. Louis, Missouri have a new hero.
A city police officer says his heart sank when he saw the kids shooting basketballs at rotted hoops.
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Officer Michael Owens said he saw the broken down backboard while out on his beat.
That's when he contacted a friend he thought could help who posted the officer's request on facebook.
It went viral, and two area stores covered the cost to get the kids a hoop they could shoot at.
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The officer's good will doesn't end with one school - Officer Owens says 20 companies came forward with offers to help.
He has already identified four other schools where he hopes to get new hoops installed.