ALBANY â After taking a seat to measure a shiny new bicycle on Tuesday, Zaii Scott gave a shy thank you to officers with the Dougherty County Sheriffâs Office.
The Tuesday toy giveaway was the 20th year of the annual Shop With the Sheriff event, which traditionally comes with a meal at the Tokyo Japanese Steakhouse followed by a trip across the street to shop at the local Target outlet.
This year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the meal and shopping excursion with officers were canceled and deputies instead did the shopping themselves from wish lists from 40 children selected by the Dougherty County School System.