An eight-year-old girl devastated by a horror crash that killed four police officers in Melbourne last week has penned a touching letter to show her support for Warrnambool police members.
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Warrnambool's Evie Hollands said when she heard about the tragic deaths of four police officers on the Eastern Freeway, she wanted to reach out and do something nice for her local members.
So she whipped up a batch of her favourite savoury treat, sausage rolls, and dropped them off at the Warrnambool police station with a handwritten letter, which read:
"To the police, thank you for being brave and protecting us. We made you some snacks to say thank you.
"From Evie Hollonds with help from my mum. PS. You are amazing."
Evie said she decided to make the sausage rolls because they were "everyone's favourite".
"Everyone in my family loves them," she said.
"I love them, my mum loves them, my grandmother loves them and my poppy loves them."
Leading Senior Constable Lynnette Taylor, Senior Constable Kevin King and constables Glen Humphris and Josh Prestney lost their lives last Wednesday when a refrigerator truck ploughed into them on the Eastern Freeway.
Evie said she dropped the gift at the Warrnambool police station the following day.
"The police were actually feeling a bit down that day so that made me want to do it," she said.
"It was a really rainy day and we went into the station and we waited a little bit and then the police came and I said 'we made these for you'.
"(The officer) had a really big smile. We took (the sausage rolls) in a big container and then the officer took them out the back and put them on a plate, he took a while so we thought he might have been eating a few of them."
Evie was at home on Saturday when Warrnambool police Acting Senior Sergeant Cameron Ross visited.
"He came and said thank you and gave me a police bear and a letter," she said.
"Mum knew I was getting the letter but she didn't know I was getting the police bear and a police badge of honour (tie pin).
"I was surprised and didn't know what to say. I was literally speechless."
Acting Senior Sergeant Ross thanked Evie on behalf of the Warrnambool police station for her "kind letter of support and the delicious homemade sausage rolls".
"The letter you wrote certainly lifted our spirits and we are very thankful for your support," he wrote.
Warrnambool's Lighthouse Theatre was bathed in blue over the weekend to pay tribute to the four police officers.
South-west police reported having been overwhelmed with community support following the incident.
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