Kids Create ‘Thank You’ Cards for Police Officers: Back the Blue

On a day when many across North Texas are wearing blue to support police officers, the Crandall family took saying thank you one step further.

The children in the Crandall family made thank you cards and brought them to the Euless Police Department Friday.

The thank you notes are a welcome show of respect for the men and women who said they're working everyday to keep your family safe while doing everything they can to make sure they get to go home to their own.

The officers sometimes struggle with what seems to be a growing public perception of distrust against those who wear a badge due to officer-involved shootings that have some communities on edge. With that in mind, the officers are very appreciative for every show of thanks.

“[There] used to be a lot more respect for us, I believe, than we have now. But the other side of that is there are a lot of great people in the world that are very supportive of us,” said Sgt. Mark Harris, who has been an officer for 19 years. “You have instances that taint or put beliefs in somebody's eyes, not just police, for anybody. They judge all by one person’s actions."

Three-year veteran David Norvell admits officers are under more scrutiny than ever, but that it shouldn't give officers pause.

“We are here to protect the community and obey the law and help others obey the law. And that doesn’t change if you are doing the job correctly. It does not matter if someone is putting a cell phone in your face or not,” said Norvell.