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Romney makes secret stop to grieving police station
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04/30/12 06:08 PM ET
Mitt Romney made a secret trip to a New Hampshire police department Monday afternoon, stopping by the station to offer his condolences after the slaying of a local police chief in the line of duty.
Romney's campaign made no mention of the trip to reporters and the presumptive Republican nominee apparently did not discuss politics at all while visiting the station.
“There was no mention of votes, he didn’t talk about any political issues,” said current Police Chief Tara Laurent to ABC News, which first reported the stop. “He kept his remarks exclusively to offering condolences to the officers here.”
According to Laurent, Romney visited for around had an hour, and spoke to nearly a dozen officers both individually and as a group. Greenland, N.H. Police Chief Michael Maloney was killed earlier this month while serving an arrest warrant.
“Everyone here is in the grieving process, and anyone who is willing to come in and acknowledge that and make the officers and everyone feel good is welcome,” said Laurent to ABC.
Maloney's death has been a major story in New England in recent weeks. The Romney family owns a home in New Hampshire, and Romney served as governor of neighboring Massachusetts. In recent weeks, top surrogates and advisers have urged Romney to show more of his emotional side on the campaign trail.
“The fact that he didn’t talk about his campaign I thought was very touching to me. It seemed genuine, he wasn’t here to tell us to vote for him,” said Laurent.
Romney's campaign made no mention of the trip to reporters and the presumptive Republican nominee apparently did not discuss politics at all while visiting the station.
“There was no mention of votes, he didn’t talk about any political issues,” said current Police Chief Tara Laurent to ABC News, which first reported the stop. “He kept his remarks exclusively to offering condolences to the officers here.”
“Everyone here is in the grieving process, and anyone who is willing to come in and acknowledge that and make the officers and everyone feel good is welcome,” said Laurent to ABC.
Maloney's death has been a major story in New England in recent weeks. The Romney family owns a home in New Hampshire, and Romney served as governor of neighboring Massachusetts. In recent weeks, top surrogates and advisers have urged Romney to show more of his emotional side on the campaign trail.
“The fact that he didn’t talk about his campaign I thought was very touching to me. It seemed genuine, he wasn’t here to tell us to vote for him,” said Laurent.
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