{"id":19668,"date":"2015-03-19T09:17:22","date_gmt":"2015-03-19T13:17:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/?p=19668"},"modified":"2020-09-08T17:27:51","modified_gmt":"2020-09-08T17:27:51","slug":"local-400-member-detective-tom-pyles-of-the-annapolis-police-department-is-making-an-impact-in-more-ways-than-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/local-400-member-detective-tom-pyles-of-the-annapolis-police-department-is-making-an-impact-in-more-ways-than-one\/","title":{"rendered":"Local 400 Member Detective Tom Pyles of the Annapolis Police Department Is Making an Impact in More Ways Than One"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>This is a cross-post from Local 400<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"image\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/tom-pyles.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/tom-pyles.png\" alt=\"tom pyles\" class=\"wp-image-19669\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Detective Tom Pyles used to be a DJ at a local Annapolis, Maryland radio station, but left the broadcast industry for the badge at the age of 30 and hasn\u2019t looked back. He\u2019s always wanted to help people in his community, and boy, is he ever! In addition to his duties on the force, he\u2019s collecting supplies to put in backpacks for foster children going into emergency care, something he\u2019s called, \u201cBackpacks for Love.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cUnfortunately you see children who are abused and neglected&#8211;they need hope, they need dignity.&#8221; Pyles told ABC 2 in an interview. \u201cSo as they\u2019re removed from a home, you try to give them that.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pyles explained that the reaction the children get when opening the backpacks is \u201cten times greater than opening a Christmas present\u2014the way they react to them.\u201d<br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/act.aflcio.org\/salsa\/track.jsp?v=2&amp;c=cD1PxTduCTl0k2LUga5apqh67KOY55lM\">Check out this great video profile of Local 400 member Detective Tom Pyles of the Annapolis Police Department. <\/a>Our members do great things at work and in their communities.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a cross-post from Local 400 Detective Tom Pyles used to be a DJ at a local Annapolis, Maryland radio station, but left the broadcast industry for the badge at the age of 30 and hasn\u2019t looked back. 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