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Shop with a Cop: Sterling police, 15 children take to store aisles

By Alex T. Paschal
Faith Rosenbaum, 7, picks out a Barbie with Sterling officer Sierra Schmidt and mom Heather Millam Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023 during Sterling police’s Shop with a Cop. Through donations from the community, each child was allotted $150 to spend on gifts.

Faith Rosenbaum, 7, picks out a Barbie with Sterling officer Sierra Schmidt and mom Heather Millam Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023, during Sterling police’s Shop with a Cop. Through donations from the community, each child was allotted $150 to spend on gifts. (Alex T. Paschal)

With donations from the community, Sterling police treated 15 children to a Christmas shopping experience Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023 at Walmart as part of their Shop with a Cop program.

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Officer Travis Ganther and police explorer Emma Youngquist help Zamorah Fordham and Steven Fordham pick out gifts Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023.

Officer Travis Ganther and police explorer Emma Youngquist help Zamorah Fordham and Steven Fordham pick out gifts Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023. (Alex T. Paschal)

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Alex Paschal

Alex T. Paschal

Photojournalist/columnist for Sauk Valley Media