Margate Police makes birthdays brighter during pandemic

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Seven-year-old Calvin Herrera runs from the front yard of his home on Saturday, May 23, 2020 as the Margate Police Department and fire trucks convoy stops to help him celebrate his birthday.
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Denise Zabarsky helps decorate a police SUV on Saturday, May 23, 2020 as the Margate Police Department and fire trucks get ready to drive by in a convoy past six houses in the city to celebrate residents' birthdays and other events.
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Three-year-old Malachy Delisca watches from the front yard of his home on Saturday, May 23, 2020 as the Margate Police Department and fire trucks drive by in a convoy to help him celebrate his birthday.
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Seven-year-old Calvin Herrera watches from his front yard as the Margate Police Department and fire trucks drive by in a convoy to help him celebrate his birthday.
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun Sentinel
Three-year-old Malachy Delisca and his mom, Christelle Destinoble, watch from their front yard as the Margate Police Department and fire trucks drive by in a convoy to help him celebrate his birthday.
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Four-year-old Jackson Miller and his mom, Jaime Miller, watch from the front yard of his home on Saturday, May 23, 2020 as the Margate Police Department and fire trucks drive by in a convoy to help him celebrate his birthday.

PUBLISHED: May 27, 2020 at 5:01 p.m. | UPDATED: May 28, 2020 at 1:15 p.m.

The Margate Police Department and fire trucks have been doing drive-by birthday visits as requested by residents stuck at home during the coronavirus shutdown.