Chicago cops escort girls without fathers to 'daddy-daughter' dance

Chicago police officers escorted dozens of girls who are being raised without fathers to the department's first ever Daddy-Daughter Dance.

According to WMAQ, Friday evening's Daddy-Daughter Dance wasn't meant to be a police family event, instead it was a way for the fathers in the community to have formal evening with their little girls. However, for the young girls who couldn't have their fathers attend for any reason, police officers happily stood in.

The free event gave officers the opportunity to connect with their community and show they're really just normal people.

"They actually get to see us to find out that that the police are nothing but people," Cmdr. Larry Watson told WMAQ. "We just happen to have uniforms on."

The several police districts and the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives who planned the dance hope to make it an annual event.

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