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Police Officer For A Day: Ballston Spa Teen Lands Dream Gig Thanks To Make-a-wish
A “stolen” piece of art was recovered by a New York teen who got to live out his dream of being a police officer, if only for a day, thanks to the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
Saratoga County resident Connor Hayhurst, age 15, of Ballston Spa, donned his very own Schenectady Police uniform on Tuesday, Aug. 30, before helping investigators track down the culprit in a mock theft case.
Hayhurst, who is on the autism spectrum, was born with a rare heart condition and has no active immune system, according to The Daily Gazette of Schenectady.
The teen has undergone three open heart surgeries and m…
Beloved Make-a-wish Speaker, DelCo Resident Cody Thompson Dies Suddenly At 34
Support is surging for the loved ones of Delaware County resident Cody Thompson, who died suddenly on Oct. 9 at the age of 34.
Over $25,000 had been raised on a GoFundMe campaign as of Friday afternoon.
Thompson, who was born in Syracuse, New York, went on to earn a bachelor's degree in business from SUNY-New Paltz before settling in Media, Pennsylvania, according to his obituary.
When Cody was 8 years old, he was granted a wish by the Make-a-Wish Foundation of Central New York to be a marine mammal trainer at Marine World Africa in Vallejo, California, his obit says.
As a trainer for the…
