Plenty of smiles and holiday fun at the Middletown Police annual shop with a cop

Middletown schools and officers provide the names of children needing help to make their holiday special, said Mary Miller, organizer.

“They can get whatever they want that is age appropriate,” she said.

Shopping began early at Meijer in Middletown before the crowds and continued for several hours.

In addition to hosting the shopping spree with a dedicated team of cashiers, Meijer donated $5,000 to the effort, Miller said.

Other donors this year are: Grand Temple Phythian Sisters of Ohio, Homemakers Circle 9, Mr. & Mrs. Gary Hoff, and the Ohio Highway State Patrol.