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See how kids interact with public safety officers at Touch-A-Truck

Alec DeBeliso, age 3, climbs into the cab of a John Deere tractor at the Gainesville Parks and Recreation's annual Touch a Truck event Saturday, Aug. 4, at City Park in Gainesville. (Ben Hendren | For The Times)

Touch a Truck: Tractor tot — Alec DeBeliso, age 3, climbs into the cab of a John Deere tractor at the Gainesville Parks and Recreation's annual Touch a Truck event Saturday, Aug. 4, at City Park in Gainesville. (Ben Hendren | For The Times)

In the midday heat at City Park, Gainesville Police’s Dodge Challenger operated by Cpl. Jessica Van offered a chilling respite for anyone willing to, as Van put it, “cool off with a cop.”