Ocoee and Windermere PD partner for 'Shop with a Cop' event

The departments were able to shop with 48 kids for a total of approximately $100 each child.

By Annabelle Sikes
| 2:00 p.m. December 15, 2021

West Orange Times & Observer
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Local police departments came together last weekend for the annual "Shop with a Cop" event.

Shop with a Cop combines the fundamental of community with the holiday spirit of giving back.

The event allows kids in need to shop throughout Walmart with one of the participating officers. The police departments pay for the toys that the kids pick out.

The Ocoee Police Department and the Windermere Police Department came together to make the day successful on Saturday, Dec. 10.

The departments said they were able to shop with a total of 48 kids, where they walked around Walmart and picked out their merchandise, for a total of approximately $100 each child.

Walmart also did its part during the event. The business provided breakfast and a space for Santa Claus to take pictures with families in attendance.

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Annabelle Sikes

News Editor Annabelle Sikes was born in Boca Raton and moved to Orlando in 2018 to attend the University of Central Florida. She graduated from UCF in May 2021 with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and a minor in sociology. Her past journalism experiences include serving as a web producer at the Orlando Sentinel, a reporter at The Community Paper, managing editor for NSM Today, digital manager at Centric Magazine and as an intern for the Orlando Weekly.