Technology and Innovation Council
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A Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) trooper made a special delivery to one family Christmas morning.
THP Trooper Travis Ryans delivered a âpresent from Santaâ to Athens resident Hayden Santos on Christmas morning.
The present, which was actually a gift from Santosâ parents Samantha and Jonathan Santos, was a two month old German Shepherd puppy.
Samantha Santos stated the reason the present was presented by a THP trooper was due to her sonâs dream of pursuing law enforcement.
âMy son is wanting to be a cop, so like with previous birthdays we had APD (Athens Police Department) and things show up but this year he had asked for his own K-9 because he likes to play cop with the dogs that we have at home,â she said. âThis year we happened to meet up with Trooper Travis Ryans and he actually offered to deliver Tazer, the puppy, stating that he was helping Santa out with his delivery.â