A police officer in Minnesota didn't want to spend his last day on the job handing out tickets, so he decided to hand out dozens of gift cards instead.

Commander Brian Peters, who was leaving his job after 14 years spent his entire final paycheck on $50 gift cards and hit the streets around town handing them out to people who looked like they could use a pick-me-up. Peters found one woman at a bus stop, another at a laundromat and a man who was trying to scrape together cash to make a special meal for his girlfriend.

Peters told a local TV station, "My goal was to walk around the city and just find people that could maybe use a little extra cash or income to buy the kids some toys The citizens and city have been wonderful to me. I am very blessed so it feels good to always give back."

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