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Elderly couple miss bus, get a lift from Casselberry police officer

CASSELBERRY, Fla. — When an elderly couple missed the last bus to get them home, a Casselberry police officer stepped in to help get them home safe and sound.

The department said one of their officers came into contact with the couple on Sunday after they missed the last bus to get them home to Sanford.

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Officials said the officer and his shift partners loaded the couple’s wheelchair into the department’s pickup truck and transported it and the couple back home.

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Sarah Wilson

Sarah Wilson, WFTV.com

Sarah Wilson joined WFTV Channel 9 in 2018 as a digital producer after working as an award-winning newspaper reporter for nearly a decade in various communities across Central Florida.