Boy handing out ‘hero’ tickets to officers gets VIP tour at Miami Police Department

MIAMI – Dante Benedetti got the very important person treatment on Wednesday at the Miami Police Department.

The 5-year-old Pompano Beach resident touched the hearts of the law enforcement community in South Florida after he recently made headlines over his “Hero” tickets.

Dante drew the tickets and personally handed them over to police officers and deputies in Broward County every chance he got.


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Louis Aguirre is an Emmy-award winning journalist who anchors weekday newscasts and serves as WPLG Local 10’s Environmental Advocate.

The Emmy Award-winning journalist joined the Local 10 News team in 2013. She wrote for the Miami Herald for more than 9 years and won a Green Eyeshade Award.

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