Army veteran serving Shorewood as police officer and helping kids

Shorewood police officer and U.S. Army veteran Daisy DeLira is all about service.That’s why she entered a doughnut-eating contest in August at Shorewood’s National Night Out.DeLira ate four doughnuts in four minutes, she said. And once – at the behest of her colleagues – she ate a dozen and a half on her shift, she said.“I love doughnuts; I’ve always loved doughnuts,” DeLira said. “They said I couldn’t eat that many doughnuts, but I said, ‘I got this. I can do this.’ I could not look at a doughnut for a while after that.”DeLira joined the Shorewood Police Department in 2023, just started working in a crimes investigation unit, and hopes to eventually join a major crimes unit.She also is the mother of four children, ages 11, 9, 5 4, she said.“I always like to pursue any challenge that comes my way,” DeLira said. “I just like to get my foot through the door and go all out with it. I think that just gives me more motivation and more drive to do those things that challenge me.”DeLira said