Police Department accepting donations for Shop with a Cop

The Wake Forest Police Department (WFPD) is accepting donations from area residents and businesses for the 26th Annual Shop with a Cop. To contribute online, visit https://bit.ly/WFShopCop. Checks and cash may also be mailed or delivered to the Wake Forest Police Department, 225 S. Taylor St.

This year’s Shop with a Cop holiday shopping spree will be Thursday, Dec. 12. On that day approximately 25 area children will visit the WFPD where they will be paired with their police officer “partners.” The kids and their partners will then be transported by bus to the Wake Forest Walmart, where each child will be given $200 to spend on a winter coat and other items of their choice. Please note: Parents are encouraged not to accompany their children. Following the shopping spree, the children and their partners will be treated to a pizza party.

Shop with a Cop was created to help less fortunate boys and girls in the Wake Forest area experience a joyous Christmas. Since its inception in 1999, the program has helped over 600 local children. For more information, email Det. Jonathan Bryant at [email protected].

The Police Department's Shop with a Cop program is a "Wake Forest Cares" initiative. To learn more, visit www.wakeforestnc.gov/wake-forest-cares.