When officers from the Romulus Police Department learned Dec. 21 that Detroit Thermal Local UAW 845 had more than 20 Christmas dinners available to donate to local families, and that another local business had donated 60 brand new toys to the city, they wasted no time in finding families to help.
City officials immediately contacted Romulus Community Schools elementary principals who, although they were on break, quickly located families in need of meals and toys to brighten their holidays.
On Monday, Dec. 23, off-duty Romulus police officers, including Sgt. Rodger Salwa, Sgt. Matthew Kroll, Sgt. Eric Harris, Sgt. Nicole Harris and Linsey Green from the records
bureau along with city staff members banded together to deliver meals and toys to local families who were overjoyed to receive the surprise gifts.