Politics & Government

Cops, Claus & Kids: Shorewood Shop With a Cop a Resounding Success

The Shorewood Police Department, Target, village workers and representatives from The Timbers brightened Christmas for 23 local school children.

An army of police officers swarmed with an even bigger group of children for the fourth annual Shop With A Cop.

A dozen officers escorted 23 local school children on a shopping excursion through the store and then returned with them to for a pizza lunch from Canella's and a chance to have a photograph taken with Santa Claus.

Shorewood Police Officer Kim Giugler started the Shop With A Cop program and continues to organize it, along with Shorewood Recreation Supervisor Linda McCluskey.

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Residents from Shorewood Glen volunteered to gift wrap the children's purchases and the King and Queen of — Tom Putnam and Ann Schurna — were on hand to help give out Christmas cookies and ornaments.

In addition to the 23 children who got to shop with a cop, 30 families received gift cards to help out with the holidays.

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