A 6-year-old boy got the opportunity to be a Coral Springs police officer for a day thanks to the city of Coral Springs.

LJ Howells suffers from brain aneurysms, and will soon have what’s described as life-saving surgery.

Howell’s day as an honorary officer began with a swearing-in ceremony, followed by a full parade with trucks and sirens.

“Be a police officer,” said Howell when asked what he wanted to do.

When asked why that’s what he wanted, he responded, “To catch the bad guys.”

“So about a month, month and a half ago, LJ’s mom and dad, Meg and Luis, reached out to me and told me a story,” said Coral Springs Police Department Chief Brad Mock. “We were blown away with the story and courage of this young man and how countless amounts of times he’s shown support for us.”

Mock said h

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