Bossier City Police Local 645 and the Bossier Chapter of the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #39 will be taking approximately 75 underprivileged children on a Christmas shopping spree in their in the annual Shop with an Cop program on Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at the Wal-Mart Super Center, 2536 Airline Drive. Starting at 10 a.m. officers will accompany the children, each of whom is pre-selected from Bossier City elementary schools, as they go shopping for Christmas gifts with funds raised locally by members of Local 645 and the Bossier FOP chapter.

This is the first time that Local 645 and the Bossier FOP have partnered together for the Shop with a Cop program as both organizations have conducted the program separately in the past. This combined effort also represents an increase in the number of children taking part in the program.

Along with providing children in need with Christmas gifts, the Shop with a Cop program is designed to build positive relationships among children and police officers.

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