Second graders at Lewis Elementary in Temple Terrace gathered in the school library Friday morning for a mix of story time, questions, and plenty of laughter with police officers as part of the departments Cops, Cookies, and Stories program.

Chief of Police Rob Staley took the lead, reading the childrens book Room on the Broom to a room filled with second graders. But before the story began, the chief warmed up the crowd with playful questions: Who likes donuts? Who rides bikes? Whos ready for Halloween? Hands shot into the air as students eagerly answered and shouted out their Halloween costumes.

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One child said theyd be a witch, another Pikachu, another chose the horror classic Ghostface, while others picked Chucky, Spider-Man, and even Pennywise th

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