At the age of 24, new Sweet Home Police Department Officer Allen Cripe has already fulfilled two of his biggest childhood dreams.

"As a kid, my two ideal jobs I always wanted to do was be a Marine or police officer," he said.

"It happened to work out. I became a Marine first, and then a police officer after. They both kind of stem from the same thought process and the way I was raised, with an emphasis on being as helpful as you can in this world. This world has enough not-so-nice people, so it's not going to hurt to be a nice person in this world, helping anyone any way you can. Because i...