WASHINGTON — As crime involving young people continues to make headlines in the District, one DC police officer is working to make a difference.

Gregory Evely has served as an officer for the Metropolitan Police Department for 31 years. Off duty, he coaches the Marshall Heights Bisons , a youth football team in Northeast D.C.

"I love coaching the kids because I want to see them grow up and do the same thing," Evely said.

Evely said his work on the field gives him a chance to connect with children to help ensure they don't go down the wrong path.

"Day to day, I see a lot of youth committing crimes," he said. "But me being a police officer, I get to touch on some of these kids' lives firsthand, to show them the difference, that you have a police officer that's right here with you that

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