PHOTO GALLERY: 'Shop With a Cop' in Alpharetta

Alpharetta's Police Athletic League held the 10th annual Shop With a Cop Dec. 10 at the Wal-Mart on Windward Parkway. According to PAL CEO Jim Little, 76 children participated in the yearly event, which pairs kids with more than 100 police, firefighter and citizen volunteers to help bring holiday wishes to life. For the second year in a row, Milton's Public Safety department pitched in as well. “I invited them because tonight is about the kids,” said Little. Each child -- chosen by police working with school counselors and social workers -- was given $100 to buy anything he or she wanted. All the money raised for event was spent by those children, said Little. And the coolest part, said Little, is that most of the children buy gifts for others with their funds. “A lot of times they're not even thinking about themselves.”
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