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At First, I Thought These Kids Were In Trouble. To This Cop, They’re A Joy.

Foster care is supposed to be a place where kids can get help, recover from past trauma, and maybe begin to trust adults again. For these kids, it was the opposite, and it was a nightmare. Until Detective Jack Mook came along.

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