HE GAVE MY SON HIS BADGE AND ASKED ME A SURPRISING QUESTION
Everything happened so quickly. My seven‐year‐old, Jalen, slipped away from my cart while I was juggling groceries and comforting a crying toddler. In an instant, he vanished—and my heart sank. I soon spotted him across the parking lot with a state trooper, a large man in his mid-40s with a buzz cut and a pale,…