The St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office honored 12 children from the Make-A-Wish Foundation on Wednesday, swearing them in as junior deputies. Sheriff Richard Del Toro called it "one of the greatest days in my career." The junior deputies received badges, toured the sheriff's office, and saw demonstrations from the helicopter, SWAT team, and K-9 units.
Among the honorees were twins Mia and Daryl Nyack. Mia was diagnosed with aplastic anemia in 2023 and needed a bone marrow transplant, which her twin brother provided. Another junior deputy, Tobias, was diagnosed with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia in 2022 and miraculously recovered after a critical period. Sheriff Del Toro told the children, "You made our wish come true."