Hero Port Authority officers play Santa to children in New Jersey

Saturday, December 16, 2017
NEWARK, New Jersey (WABC) -- They were heroes to every New Yorker this week - and now they are heroes to children in New Jersey.

The four Port Authority police officers who took down the subway station bombing suspect on Monday played Santa on Saturday.
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They helped distribute about a thousand toys to children from families in need at an event in Newark.

On Monday, the officers subdued Akayed Ullah after a pipe bomb went off at the Port Authority Bus Terminal.
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Ullah was the only person who was seriously injured.
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