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Hero’s escort

Posted 11/15/23

On Friday, Cranston Police helped escort a local two-year-old to the hospital for cancer treatment.

Cranston Police posted photos online from the escort, which also included representatives from …

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Hero’s escort

NO MORE CHEMO: Aspen, as well as Mayor Ken Hopkins and the members of Enzo’s Escorts pose at the sign which greeted Aspen on her return home. (Photos provided by Cranston PD)

FRIENDS IN HIGH PLACES: Aspen greets a mounted officer and his mount.

UNICORN SECURITY: Aspen and family, back home, pose with mounted officers.

Posted Wednesday, November 15, 2023 12:00 am

On Friday, Cranston Police helped escort a local two-year-old to the hospital for cancer treatment.

Cranston Police posted photos online from the escort, which also included representatives from the Cranston Fire Department and police officers from departments in Providence, East Providence, North Providence and Pawtucket, as well as Rhode Island State Police troopers, and Cranston Mayor Ken Hopkins.

According to Cranston Police, the public safety officers “provided a hero’s escort for 3-year-old Aspen to Hasbro Children’s Hospital.”

“Aspen completed (two years) of treatment today (Nov. 10) for leukemia, which included a marrow transplant,” according to the Cranston Police post. “Enzo’s Escorts is a statewide police & fire organization in Rhode Island, which offers RI children VIP escorts to and/or from their home on their last day of cancer treatment. For the past 3 years, Enzo’s Escorts has provided over 30 children escorts on their final day of treatment for cancer! For more information visit Enzo’s Escort on Facebook.”

Cranston Police had one last message for the young patient: “Good luck Aspen!”