Kids 'Shop with a Cop'
PONDERAY — Dozens of police officers, sheriff’s deputies, and troopers accompanied 45 children on a Christmas shopping excursion as part of the recent Shop with a Cop.
Held Dec. 16, the annual event is hosted by local law enforcement agencies. This program allows children to be teamed up with a “cop” partner to shop for Christmas gifts. Following their shopping, volunteers wrap the gifts for children to take home to place under their Christmas tree, said Lt. Jon VanGesen of the Bonner County Sheriff’s Office.
Each child was given a moment with Santa and a chance to see their name on “the nice list.” Kids were also able to be goofy with their officers in a photo booth before enjoying a meal together, VanGesen said.
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