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Jessica Clements, Idaho Falls Police Department
IDAHO FALLS COVID-19 has thrown a wrench into many holiday traditions in 2020 but for some these challenges are an opportunity to carry on in a different way.
That’s been the case with the Shop with a Cop programs in eastern Idaho. Each Christmas, several groups of law enforcement agencies get together to bless the lives of children and their families.
For the past 25 years, the Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office, Idaho Falls Police Department, and Idaho State Probation and Parole have come together to help kids who have been exposed to abusive situations.
Shop-With-A-Cop event brings Christmas to 21 families
Courtesy of Idaho Falls Police Department
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (PRESS RELEASE) - On Saturday morning, law enforcement officers from the Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office, Idaho Falls Police Department, and Idaho State Probation and Parole teamed up to make special Christmas deliveries to 21 Shop-With-A-Cop kids in Bonneville County.
For the past 25 years, local law enforcement have teamed up with kids who have been exposed to abusive situations to help them shop for their families for Christmas. Typically the event starts with breakfast and a parade of police cars across town with the kids in charge of the radio, lights and sirens, followed by the shopping and a visit from Santa.