Two Phoenix police officers bought birthday gifts for a toddler after responding to a report that scammers had taken hundreds of dollars from her father’s paycheck, leaving him with no money days before her second birthday. Officers Alessandro Figuccio and Tanner Schnieder, partners at the Phoenix Police Department’s Cactus Park Precinct, learned about the family while reviewing their call log roughly two months before the story was published Oct. 12, 2026. The father, who worked for DoorDash, told police a caller posing as a company representative said his account had been deactivated. The caller directed him to enter a code at a kiosk to restore it. The man soon discovered that his last paycheck was gone. He had already paid rent and his car payment, Figuccio said, and had nothing left. His daughter’s birthday was the next day. Schnieder said he saw the child sitting in a high chair as her father began to break down while describing what had happened. The officers went to a store and bought clothes and toys, along with a small pink bicycle decorated with tassels. They paid for the gifts themselves and brought them back to the family’s home. Schnieder said the father cried when he saw the bike. Figuccio said helping the family felt rewarding, particularly because he knew the father had no money left. Schnieder said his own family had faced hardship, which helped motivate him to step in. The officers said the gesture was one way they could support a Phoenix family in a difficult moment. The department did not disclose the father’s identity or the amount stolen.