{"id":19520,"date":"2017-05-19T09:49:51","date_gmt":"2017-05-19T14:49:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/?p=19520"},"modified":"2017-05-19T09:49:51","modified_gmt":"2017-05-19T14:49:51","slug":"postal-inspection-service-leads-effort-to-honor-sick-child","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2017\/05\/19\/postal-inspection-service-leads-effort-to-honor-sick-child\/","title":{"rendered":"Postal Inspection Service leads effort to honor sick child"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Trent Powers, 3, receives guidance from Postal Inspector Megan Beneducci,
\nNewark Division team lead, during his “Fed for a Day”\u009d program.<\/div>\n

USPS News Link – 5\/18\/17 – A New Jersey postal inspector recently helped a sick child realize his dream of becoming a police officer, if only for a day.<\/p>\n

Trent Powers, a 3-year-old Spotswood, NJ, boy, has Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a fatal illness.<\/p>\n

After James Buthorn, the inspector-in-charge of the Postal Inspection Service’s Newark Division, heard about Trent, he tapped into his law enforcement network to organize a “Fed for a Day”\u009d program to honor him.<\/p>\n

“We were looking to raise awareness, raise spirits and support the family,” Buthorn said.<\/p>\n

Trent began his “work day”\u009d by arriving at the Newark federal courthouse in a Secret Service limo escorted by volunteers from the Inspection Service and other federal agencies.<\/p>\n

After a presentation of colors by Customs and Border Patrol and a helicopter flyover by the New Jersey state police aviation unit, Trent was deputized as a federal agent by the U.S. Marshals Service.<\/p>\n

A highlight of Trent’s day involved the mail.<\/p>\n

A postal inspector, along with federal K9 units, helped Trent pursue a mail theft lead, which led to a mock arrest and seizure of a “stolen”\u009d package – which contained gifts for the little investigator.<\/p>\n

The Federal Law Enforcement Foundation was also on hand to present the Powers family with a $1,000 donation for their nonprofit organization, PowersPromise<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Buthorn is happy his federal colleagues could help.<\/p>\n

“If we can stand side by side every day to fight crime, then we can come together to support a young kid who needs assistance,”\u009d he said.<\/p>\n

PEN Editor – I just love this story – GOOD FOR YOU USPS Postal Inspectors.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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