His police officer father died from COVID-19. Fellow officers escorted him to his first day of school
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Updated: 8:00 AM CDT Aug 10, 2021
no, a swinger made quite the entrance at steve Shore Elementary today. A motorcade of Metro black and whites bringing him to school and honor. He did not see coming. He just found out we just surprised and he was very surprised. It overwhelms him because he just, he appreciates it and he just, it's his, he has a lot of family and we have a lot of friends. But this is his connection to his dad on the police department. So it means a lot to him that they're all here for and they're all here for him because his dad, Jason swagger, one of their squad out of the enterprise area command passed away from Covid just two months ago. Every call that he went on was his most important call. He was thorough, he was carrying, he had compassion for people on calls and at the end of the shift when we're all ready to go, he'd be like, I gotta finish this call, I gotta help this. You know, I got to help this person out. It was actually the first squad that he felt a part of it. You know, it's hard to, there's a lot of guys on there, a lot of different personalities and I think this was the first squad. He actually felt like he fit in and belonged. Noah, just waiting for his first day of fourth grade and by all accounts, an excellent student prepared with a hand tied necktie, a metro badge at a big thank you for what is now and forever. His extended family. Thank you for coming out. Officer, swinger Jason swagger. He was really important to us and he's been our squad. He's in my academy, so known about seven years. Really good guy, really good family. And there's nobody that looked up to him more than his son and nobody I feel he was closer with than his son. Um, so it's very, very touching since his passing our relationship with his family and we were just happy to come out here and And be here for them. I just want to tell him thank you to all metro, but especially to enterprise area, command squad 24, they have been there through everything and I know they'll continue to be and it really means a lot to my whole family, but especially no one myself. So we appreciate it.
His police officer father died from COVID-19. Fellow officers escorted him to his first day of school
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Updated: 8:00 AM CDT Aug 10, 2021
A young boy in Las Vegas had a surprise waiting for him as he headed out for the first day of fourth grade on Monday — a police escort to honor his late father.Over the summer break, Noah, 9, mourned the death of his father, Officer Jason Swanger of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. Swanger, 41, he died from COVID-19 complications on June 24, according to the police department. He was a seven-year veteran of the force."He was known as a devoted father and husband who went the extra mile for people in need and dedicated himself to policing to make a difference in other people's lives," according to the department's press release on Swanger's death.The department said it considers Swanger's death to have occurred in the line of duty.As Noah was heading to school on Monday for the first day of fourth grade, he was met by a group of officers who drove him to elementary school.Noah wore a white shirt along with a tie to signify he is the man of the house now, his mother, Christa Swanger, said in a video shared by the police department. He also had a police badge pinned to his backpack to honor his father."This is his connection to his dad on the police department so it means a lot to him that they are all here for him," Christa Swanger told KNTV as she wiped away tears.
LAS VEGAS — A young boy in Las Vegas had a surprise waiting for him as he headed out for the first day of fourth grade on Monday — a police escort to honor his late father.
Over the summer break, Noah, 9, mourned the death of his father, Officer Jason Swanger of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. Swanger, 41, he died from COVID-19 complications on June 24, according to the police department. He was a seven-year veteran of the force.
"He was known as a devoted father and husband who went the extra mile for people in need and dedicated himself to policing to make a difference in other people's lives," according to .
The department said it considers Swanger's death to have occurred in the line of duty.
As Noah was heading to school on Monday for the first day of fourth grade, he was met by a group of officers who drove him to elementary school.
Noah wore a white shirt along with a tie to signify he is the man of the house now, his mother, Christa Swanger, He also had a police badge pinned to his backpack to honor his father.
"This is his connection to his dad on the police department so it means a lot to him that they are all here for him," Christa Swanger as she wiped away tears.
