La Porte Police Department presents the second annual 12 Days of Christmas story. This short story was created to bring awareness to the Blue Santa Program. The Blue Santa program focuses on bringing hope and joy to families during the Christmas season. This program provides gifts for children who are residents of La Porte or La Porte ISD students.
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Chapter 1: This Christmas story begun a long, long time ago in a small city by the water named “La Porte”. Our story originates in the city police department, in the Patrol Division. Meet Officer Nick. Officer Nick is well known as the grumpy officer of the division. “Out of sight, out of mind” is how most people handled him. That worked for the most part. However, during the holidays he was grumpier than ever. You see, during the holiday season, Ofc. Nick regularly picked up overtime to pay for his family’s Christmas. Overpriced vacations, decorations, and gifts – all of that needed to be paid for somehow. “I hate this time of year” he sighed as he put on his duty belt for yet another 12-hour shift. To be continued…..