This year, on Dec. 13 and Dec. 20, local children, along with a parent or guardian, met the law enforcement officers...
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OKEECHOBEE — “Shop with a Cop” has been a yearly event in Okeechobee since 2008, and some of the officers who participate say they look forward to it all year. Each year, the schools recommend children and/or families for the program whom they feel would benefit from the help. This year, on Dec. 13 and Dec. 20, local children, along with a parent or guardian, met the law enforcement officers in front of Walmart. Each child was paired up with his or her own deputy from the Okeechobee County Sheriff’s Office or with an officer from the Okeechobee Police Department. The kids get to not only to spend $100, but are the most important person in the room to their officer as long as it takes to make up their minds, and sometimes that can be just as important.
