3 city cops: Call 'em Compassion, Kindness, Love

Little Talo Joe's family fell upon hard times. They spent Talo's first birthday on blankets in a salvage yard. With the help of three Tucson police officers, this family is now receiving help from the Gospel Rescue Mission to secure temporary housing until they can get back on their feet.

His birthday celebration, made possible by Officers Thomas Gonzales, Matthew Timpf and Christopher Miller, came just two days after the boy turned 1 — the same day his parents were evicted from a motel where they had been staying since September.

"We discovered that they had just been evicted and that little Talo had just turned 1 and he spent his birthday on the street," said Gonzales, a father of three. "We were thinking that it's just not right that he didn't have a first birthday party, so we decided to take a collection in our squad."

The officers also made numerous phone calls to Mervyn's, Wal-Mart, Peter Piper Pizza and the Mayor's Office, all of which contributed to Talo's party through the donation of clothing, shoes, toys, diapers, a cake and discounts on pizza.