South Carolina officers get children playing basketball with milk crate real hoop

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — A couple of siblings in South Carolina were given a basketball hoop after a police officer noticed them using a milk crate.

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The North Charleston Police Department said an officer was on an unrelated call when she noticed children playing basketball with a milk crate attached to a tree as a hoop, WCBD reported.

The officer told her lieutenant who then reached out to a North Charleston Walmart, which donated the hoop to the children.

“We are thankful for our partnerships and helping out community with their assistance,” the agency wrote on social media.

Corporal Wilcome was on a separate call and noticed kids playing basketball with a milk crate. She contacted Lieutenant...

Posted by North Charleston Police Department on Sunday, May 2, 2021
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