Media Relations Information for December 13th, 2024
Public Relations Officer – Assistant Chief John Krueger
Office: 281-842-3161
La Porte Police Department hosts 2nd annual Shop with a Cop event
On Tuesday December 10th, La Porte Police Department (LPPD) hosted its 2nd annual ‘Shop with a Cop’ event at their neighboring Deer Park Walmart. The program is a result of the joint partnership between the La Porte Police Officers’ Association, the La Porte Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association, and the law enforcement motorcycle club Blue Knights of Texas VII.
For this year’s event, ‘Shop with a Cop’ participants took ten local children shopping for various items on their wish list. The children were each selected from a program known as The Angel Tree. The Angel Tree, organized by LPPD’s Crime Victim Liaison Shaye Lister, is intended to help families who may need a little extra help for the holidays.
Before kicking off the shopping spree event, LPPD Chief of Police Scott Pullig welcomed the families, recognized the attending Walmart employees, and then expressed thanks to the Officers, jailers, and dispatchers who each partnered up with a child. Pullig also commended the La Porte Police Officers Association and the La Porte Police Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association for their generous contributions which made the entire event possible. At the event’s conclusion, the children checked out at the cash registers, and the Blue Knights club treated families to hot chocolate, cookies, and treats.
Shop with a Cop is just one of the many ways LPPD strives to help their community embrace the Christmas season. If you have any questions regarding the Department’s various outreach programs, please contact the agency at 281-842-3123.
