Crime & Safety
Richfield Kids All Smiles as They Team up with Local Heroes
The annual event, which was once dubbed "Shop with a Cop," is in its fifth year and has been named the Heroes & Helpers event.
Watching the members of the Richfield Police Department work with small kids last week at Target, one would never know they have one of the toughest jobs in the neighborhood.
Local cops and public safety workers teamed up with local kids to shop for families around Richfield last Wednesday for the fifth installment of “Heroes and Helpers,” formerly known as “Shop with a Cop.”
According to a Richfield Public Safety Department release, the event aims to promote a strong community relationship between citizens and public safety officials. The event pairs children and in-need families with police officers as they take a stroll through Richfield's Target store picking out gifts for participants and their families.
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The event began. at the Richfield City Hall and Municipal Center, 6700 Portland Ave., where the young participants meet up with police officers and community volunteers. After a short trip to the Target store to shop for gifts, the crew returned to city hall for gift wrapping and a pizza supper.
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