MEDFORD (CBS) -- When Officer Hartnett of the Medford Police Department saw children playing basketball without nets on the hoops, he decided to do something about it. Hartnett bought replacement ...

Basketball has always been a part of Sarah Allick’s life, and after living in Brooklyn and seeing city basketball courts without nets on their goals, she knew she wanted to do something to help.

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With a passion for basketball, he's making and building connections one hoop session at a time. "I come I ask about the net I'll play hoops with them I'll educate them a little with their shots ...

The Seray Portable Adjustable Basketball Hoop is just $200 at Walmart, half its original price. Shoppers say it’s “easy to assemble” and “perfect” for kids.

Once the officers returned, one officer let 16-year-old Mikell Wynn use his shoulders as a ladder while they put on the new net. The gesture meant so much to not only the kids playing but to Hill.

The team is shooting for hundreds of brand-new nets to install at 180 basketball courts in Philadelphia. After tallying up the math, they say this will cost between $8,000 and $10,000.

We've all seen police officers patrolling neighborhoods and we assume they're out fighting crime. What we don't think is that they might be looking for broken basketball nets. One South Bend ...