{"id":4740,"date":"2024-02-29T13:30:39","date_gmt":"2024-02-29T13:30:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsx48.info\/?p=4740"},"modified":"2024-02-29T13:30:39","modified_gmt":"2024-02-29T13:30:39","slug":"4740","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsx48.info\/?p=4740","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"

The incident took place at the Outback Steakhouse in Slidell, Louisiana, where four on-duty local officers went to fuel up after work, according to\u00a0Fox8<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Everything went according to plan and everything was as usual.<\/p>\n

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Outback.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Their meal was served as it should be, and there wasn\u2019t really anything that stood out about the night \u2013 until the officers had their receipt and were hit with a huge surprise.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019re the sweetest guys,\u201d said Zo\u00eb Rao, who is a waitress at the\u00a0Outback Steakhouse<\/a>\u00a0where the officers ate \u201cI enjoy waiting on them.\u201d<\/p>\n

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However, what happened next drew lots of attention on social media.<\/p>\n

Manager Arline Wood,\u00a0an 18-year veteran of the company, saw the officers come in and recognized them as regulars at the restaurant.<\/p>\n

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She and waitress Zo\u00eb Rao devised a plan together.<\/p>\n

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Manager Arline Wood and waitress Zo\u00eb Rao (Photo: Screenshot Fox8)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When it was time for the cops to pay the $67 tab, the officers couldn\u2019t believe what was written on their receipt \u2013 but they quickly realized it was on the house.<\/p>\n

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Not only did the server and manager pick up their tab, there was also a heartfelt note on the ticket, thanking them for their service to the community.<\/p>\n

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It read,\u00a0\u201cBe safe!\u201d written at the top and further down it said, \u201cThank y\u2019all for y\u2019all\u2019s service! Enjoy y\u2019all\u2019s meal on us!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThey care about the community. They care about everybody. They\u2019re just great guys. Our whole police force is great and these guys at night, I went to Zo\u00eb and I said, let\u2019s take care of it,\u201d Arline Wood said.<\/p>\n

To show their gratitude, the officers reportedly left a hefty tip to show their own gratitude.<\/p>\n

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Later, the Slidell Police Department wanted to pay tribute to the two Outback Steakhouse employees and posted an image of the receipt to their Facebook page.<\/p>\n

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The receipt left for the four police officers (Slidell Police Department)<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It quickly went viral.<\/p>\n

However, that\u2019s not what Arline Wood or Zo\u00eb Rao wanted at all. They did not want their wonderful act to come out in public.<\/p>\n

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In fact, when asked about it afterward, Arline Wood said the publicity has been a little too much to\u00a0handle.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI got a phone call early in the morning and I was like what are you talking about?\u201d Wood recalled.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople were calling me and then we saw it on Facebook, then it\u2019s on this one and that one, and we didn\u2019t do it for this publicity, because Lord knows I don\u2019t like all this publicity.\u201d<\/p>\n

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But maybe there might be something good coming out from all the attention?<\/p>\n

Arline and Zo\u00eb hope their simple act will encourage others to do something to thank those who put their lives on the line daily to protect us.<\/p>\n

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Slidell Police Department<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Big kudos to these women for showing an excellent example of how to thank our law enforcement officers, who volunteer to go out and face evil every day so that we don\u2019t have to!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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I think this is the kind of things we need to see more iof, rather than hearing about police officers being denied service or otherwise being disrespected by people.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s acts of appreciation\u00a0like this that remind them of why they do, thank you to all first responders \u2013 you are greatly appreciated!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Please share this on Facebook to inspire others to show their appreciation for those who risk their lives every day to keep us safe.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The incident took place at the Outback Steakhouse in Slidell, Louisiana, where four on-duty local officers went to fuel up after work, according to\u00a0Fox8.   Everything went according to plan and everything was as usual. Outback.com Their meal was served as it should be, and there wasn\u2019t really anything that stood out about the night…<\/p>\n

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