Mother collects toys for deputies after child gets teddy bear

BURLINGTON, Ky. (WKRC) - You may have heard about an act of kindness by a Boone County deputy that warmed the hearts of a mother and her little girl, along with their entire community.

Sergeant Carl Dover gave little Shkylar Crizer a new teddy bear.

Shkylar was excited and her mother, Brittany, was so touched, she offered to collect donated stuffed animals for the sheriff's department.

She made good on her promise when she and Shkylar delivered several bags of bears to deputies on Thursday.

The deputies keep the toys in the trunks of their cars and give them to kids they meet on calls.