Moonlighting as elves

Griffith Police Sgt. Jeff Gang and his daughter Lindsey Gang, shop for toys with Jackie Lewis, 10, at Kmart in Griffith.

Moonlighting as elves

Patrolman Cory McCarter of the Griffith Police Department shops for clothes Wednesday with Elijah Stokes, 13, at Kmart in Griffith.

Lowell FOP members shop with kids for the holidays

Crown Point FOP hosts Shop with a Cop

Toy aisle's their beat

Michael Doneff, 10, eyes merchandise Wednesday evening as Portage police Sgt. John Ryan looks on at the Portage Walmart. 

Toy aisle's their beat

Portage police Sgt. Mark Monks helps Benjamin Smith, 4, and Abrianna Smith, 8, find presents during the Shop with a Cop event Wednesday at the Portage Walmart.

C.P. FOP seeking donations for Shop with a Cop program

CROWN POINT | The Crown Point Fraternal Order of Police is accepting donations for its annual Shop with a Cop program.

Valparaiso police help kids with back-to-school shopping

Valparaiso Police Officer Mark LaMotte keeps tabs on cost while shopping with third-grader Israel Rodriguez and his sister, sixth-grader Mirella Rodriguez, during the Shop with a Cop event Friday at Target in Valparaiso. Police took children from Valparaiso's Housing Opportunity Program shop…

Valparaiso police help kids with back-to-school shopping

Valparaiso Police Officer Casey Pedersen walks with kindergartener Aubriana Pulsoni during the Shop with a Cop event at the Valparaiso Target. Members of the Police Department took children from Valparaiso's Housing Opportunity Program shopping for school supplies.

Valparaiso police help kids with back-to-school shopping

Valparaiso Police Officer Casey Pedersen eats lunch with first-grader Alivia Pulsoni, from left, kindergartner Aubriana Pulsoni and fifth-grader Elijah Holman at the Valparaiso Target food court during the Shop with a Cop event.

Westchester FOP seeks donations for Shop with a Cop

CHESTERTON | The Westchester Fraternal Order of Police is seeking donations for its Dec. 17 Shop with a Cop.

'Shop with a Cop' continues to provide

VALPARAISO | Jeannie Deemer, of Kouts, is a mother who doesn't worry about time running out for shopping for "back to school" necessities.

Officers save day for youngsters

It's been a rough month for Joyce Jordan of Hammond and her two sons, but to see the smiles on their faces Saturday morning as they walked the aisles of Meijer with Lake County sheriff's officers made it all a little bit better.