S&T Police raise $5,500 for ‘Shop with a Cop’
Posted by Kimber Crull
Chief Doug Roberts and the University Police staff present Phelps County Sheriff Michael Kirn with $5,500 for Shop with a Cop. From left: Tanner Woody, Sheriff Michael Kirn, Officer Jimmy Brakefield, LuTrisha Decker, Officer Tony Giacolone, Officer Pam Arnold, Officer Chris Workman, Officer Jeff Brooks, Sergeant Brandon Guth, Kim Courtney and Chief Doug Roberts. Photo courtesy of Amy Wallen/Missouri S&T.
On Dec. 9, University Police joined area law enforcement agencies for Phelps County’s Shop with a Cop program, giving children in need the opportunity to shop for gifts with a law enforcement officer. Thanks to campus and community donors, University Police raised $5,500, surpassing last year’s donations by $4,000. Approximately 220 local children participated in the program this year.
University Police launched a new fundraising campaign this year. You may have seen a life-size cutout of Chief Doug Roberts decorated with festive accessories. If you donated $20 or more, you could choose where the chief landed next, and you could add an embellishment or two.
Special thanks to Michael Pierce, S&T’s photographer, and printing and mail services for helping produce the life-size traveling chief.
Photos of the fundraising efforts and the event are on the Missouri S&T University Police Facebook page.
Posted by Kimber Crull
