Pint-sized police officer lends hand at Pembroke Pines crime scene

Pembroke Pines police officers meet "kid cop" (Courtesy: Pembroke Pines Police Department)

PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. ā€“ The future is bright at Pembroke Pines Police.

Three Pines officers were wrapping up an investigation at Another Broken Egg Cafe off Hiatus Road on Tuesday, when they got a surprise visitor at the crime scene.

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Gabriel Rodriguez, 3, loves police officers and wears his junior police officer uniform almost every single day. He also has a little motorcycle that he loves to ride with a police siren.

Pint-sized police officer lends hand at Pembroke Pines crime scene (Courtesy: Paola Ayala)

Gabriel and his family were in the area, and saw what was happening, so they stopped by to say hello.

The officers posed for a picture with the little crimefighter and promised to meet up again soon.

ā€œThey were so kind to him. He loved meeting them,ā€ said his mother, Paola Ayala. ā€œHe understands how it all works. You behave badly and you go to jail.ā€

Gabriel Rodriguez, 3, loves police officers and wears his junior police officer uniform almost every single day. (Courtesy: Paola Ayala)

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