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According to the NYPD, it all started in the comment section of one of the 19th Precinct’s Facebook posts. Officer Greco’s grandmother took a DNA test and connected with new relatives online earlier this year. While commenting on the post, she noticed that a newfound relative had also commented. They quickly realized they each had a family member on the same force and that the two cops had to be related too.

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PHOTO: NYPD said that Officer Greco's grandmother did a DNA test and posted about it, leading to both officers' relatives connecting online and making the discovery.
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The 19th Precinct shared the story of the unexpected family tie on Twitter.

“They just took a DNA test, turns out they’re 100% --related!” the post wrote.

The discovery comes just in time for Thanksgiving, giving new meaning to the concept of a “big blue family.”

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