One Manteca woman knows exactly how hard it is to deal with a child that has turned to drugs. But thanks to Manteca Police Community Resource Officer Mike Kelly, she can now rest easy now that her son, a 29-year-old that was living on the street, is getting the help that he needs in a Stockton drug treatment facility. According to Shari, who asked that her last name not be used to protect the identity of her son, it was an article in the newspaper that tipped her off to the kind of work that Kelly – who serves as a liaison between the police department and at-risk communities like Manteca’s homeless population – was doing in the community.
Mom grateful for MPD effort with homeless