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They had the cops called on them for shooting hoops. An officer let them finish if he got to play, too

The officer agreed to let them finish their game, but only if he could join in too!

SALISBURY, N.C. — A cop from the Salisbury Police Department has some mad basketball skills! 

According to the police department, one of their uniformed officers was called to the scene of some guys playing basketball at around 4 a.m. Police said the neighbors complained about the noise. 

Credit: Salisbury Police Department

Salisbury Police said one of their officers went to check it out and the only thing the guys asked was if that they could finish their game. 

The officer agreed to let them finish their game, but only if he could join in too! 

The Salisbury Police Department posted the video of one of their officers playing ball and it quickly went viral. Several neighbors commented thanking the officer for his actions. 

"Thanks Salisbury PD this is my house those boys play at and I’m grateful they came out they saw it was nothing bad they played with them and everything was good and the boys have a new memory of how the cop dunked on my son." 

I love this! Thank you SPD! Let the kids be kids. Let the boys play! 

 My nephew is a overall good kid. You raised him right sis. His father would be proud but me and Tori definitely are 

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