Officers send 10-year-old to Disneyland after thieves steal ticket money

The chief says police and community service officers “opened their hearts and their wallets” for the 5th grader

The chief says police and community service officers “opened their hearts and their wallets” for the 5th grader

WEBVTT ACTION NEWS REPORTER FELIXCORTEZ LIVE OUTSIDE THE SALINASPD STATION.FELIX: THAT LITTLE GIRL AND HERFAMILY WALKED INTO SALINASPOLICE SAYING THEY'D BEENBURGLARIZED, POLICE NOT ONLYTOOK A POLICE REPORT, BUT THEYTOOK IT UPON THEMSELVES TO MAKESURE THAT LITTLE GIRL MADE IT TODISNEYLAND.LIKE ANY CHILD, 10-YEAR-OLDANDREA RAMIREZ DREAMED OF GOINGTO DISNEYLAND, AND JUST WEEKSBEFORE SHE WAS SET TO GO,THIEVES BROKE INTO HER EASTSALINAS HOME, TAKING HERSUITCASE AND THE $200 SHE HABEEN SAVING ALL YEAR.>> I WAS SO HAPPY TO GO BUT WHENTHEY ROBBED ME I THOUGHTWASN'T GOING TO GO ANYMORE.FELIX: THAT'S WHEN SALINASPOLICE TOOK MATTERS IN THEIR OWNHANDS, COLLECTING DONATIONS TOMAKE SURE ANDREA MADE IT TO THEHAPPIEST PLACE ON EARTH.THEN THEY CALLED HER TO POLICEHEADQUARTERS ON THE RUSE THEYWANTED ANDREA TO IDENTIFY HESTOLEN BELONGINGS.WHEN ANDREA ARRIVED THEY GAVEHER MICKEY MOUSE CARDS, AND MORETHAN A THOUSAND DOLLARS.>> ARE POLICE OFFICER'S HEAD,THERE IS NO WAY, NOT ON MYWATCH.IT WAS BAD ENOUGH THE BURGLARYHAPPENED.>> THEY GIVE ME LIKE A BUNCH OFMONE, I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT.IT WAS AMAZING.FERDINANDLIX: THE SALINAS 5TH GRADER,HAD THE TIME OF HER LIFE ATDISNEYLAND, BRINGING BACKSOUVENIERS FOR HER BROTHER ANDPARENTS, ANDREA THANKFUL TOSALINAS PD FOR MAKING HER DREAMCOME TRUE.>> I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY BUTTHEY'RE SUPER NICE AND THEY HAVTHEY ARE SO, THEY HAVE A BIGHEART.TO EVERYBODY THAT THEY HELP.FERDINANDLIX: ANDREA SAYS BEST RIDEWAS THE ROLLERCOASTER INCALIFORNIA ADVENTURE, SAYS SHE'STOO TIRED TO EVEN THINK OF GOINGBACK.AS FOR THE CREEPS WHO BROKE INTOTHE HOME GOVERNMENT DON'T EVENTHINK OF GOING BACK.ALL THE MONEY IS GONE.MICKEY MOUSE TOOK IT.ERIN: POLICE SAY THEY HAVERECOVERED SOME OF THE FAMILY'S

Officers send 10-year-old to Disneyland after thieves steal ticket money

The chief says police and community service officers “opened their hearts and their wallets” for the 5th grader

A 10-year-old girl who dreamed of going to Disneyland almost had her hopes dashed after thieves broke into her east Salinas home and stole the $200 she had been saving all year for the trip. “I was so happy to go but when they robbed me I thought I wasn’t going to go anymore,” said Andrea Ramirez. When Andrea and her family showed up at police headquarters to report they had been burglarized, police not only took a report but took it upon themselves to make sure the young girl made it to Disneyland. “Our police officers said 'no way, not on my watch, it was bad enough the burglary happened but we got to make this good for this little girl,'” said police chief Adele Frese. The chief says police and community service officers “opened their hearts and their wallets” for the 5th grader. Then police called the girl and her family to the station on the ruse they wanted them to identify some of their stolen property. When Andrea showed up, police gave her Mickey Mouse cards and more than a thousand dollars in cash. “When they did that, they gave me a bunch of money that I couldn’t believe it, it was amazing,” said Ramirez. Ramirez who snapped pictures with Disney characters brought back souvenirs for the whole family and said she was thankful to Salinas police for making her dream come true. “I don’t know what to say but they’re super nice and they have a big heart to everybody that they help,” said Ramirez.

SALINAS, Calif. —

A 10-year-old girl who dreamed of going to Disneyland almost had her hopes dashed after thieves broke into her east Salinas home and stole the $200 she had been saving all year for the trip.

“I was so happy to go but when they robbed me I thought I wasn’t going to go anymore,” said Andrea Ramirez.

When Andrea and her family showed up at police headquarters to report they had been burglarized, police not only took a report but took it upon themselves to make sure the young girl made it to Disneyland.

“Our police officers said 'no way, not on my watch, it was bad enough the burglary happened but we got to make this good for this little girl,'” said police chief Adele Frese.

The chief says police and community service officers “opened their hearts and their wallets” for the 5th grader.

Andrea Ramirez

Then police called the girl and her family to the station on the ruse they wanted them to identify some of their stolen property.

When Andrea showed up, police gave her Mickey Mouse cards and more than a thousand dollars in cash.

“When they did that, they gave me a bunch of money that I couldn’t believe it, it was amazing,” said Ramirez.

Ramirez who snapped pictures with Disney characters brought back souvenirs for the whole family and said she was thankful to Salinas police for making her dream come true.

“I don’t know what to say but they’re super nice and they have a big heart to everybody that they help,” said Ramirez.

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