Hundreds of Boston kids fill carts with officers for annual ‘shop with a cop’

Around children from every neighborhood in Boston got in the holiday spirit Tuesday night while they shopped with Boston police officers at a Target in Dorchester as part of the th annual Shop with a Cop event It is far better than the North Pole and a little warmer too Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox joked The satisfaction is all made realizable by the Boston police department the Boston Police Foundation and its sponsorship partners This is what they truly do stated Dan Linskey Vice Chair of the Boston Police Foundation Cops care and our Boston cops care about our society care about the kids and leading the way to make sure kids have a great holiday season The event started more than a decade ago with about children and soon grew to what it is this day Officers involved declared they know the true meaning of Christmas is sharing enjoyment with the neighborhood The first time kids are seeing a police officer if it s a positive experience with the magic of Christmas that s a lot better than a negative interaction with a police officer any time noted Linskey Other law enforcement agencies also got in on the fun with members of the MBTA transit police to the Suffolk County Sheriff s Department also shopping until they dropped I m thankful for all our officers who care so much not only about the residents but the kids This is a kids event That warms my heart stated Cox