Brian O’Connell is fresh into retirement after 22 years on the force. After friends of his heard he may potentially have cancer, they decided to lift his spirit.
TOLEDO, Ohio — Police officers protect and serve the community every day. But on Thursday, the community turned that around to care for a retired Toledo police officer struggling with his health.
Every other week people come to the Toledo Yacht Club for a Cruisin’ to the Point event to check out vintage cars.
But loved ones gathered Thursday to gift Brian O’Connell an unforgettable vintage car of his own to honor his 22 years on the force.
“I miss all the guys at work every day,” O’Connell said. “I miss the job so much.”
In 2019, O’Connell helped save a kid who fell through ice on a pond.
Instances like that one were just part of the job, he said, and …