Crime & Safety

Shop with a Cop School Supply Drive Runs Through Aug. 4

Roseville Police Department's program rewards kids with a shopping spree every month.

Roseville Police Department's "Shop with a Cop" program is in need of donations.

Each month, Roseville students are selected to go on a shopping spree with a Roseville Police officer for new clothes and shoes. The program, which is a community effort among the Roseville Police Department, Roseville Police Activities League and local businesses and organizations, is designed to build a better relationship among police officers, community organizations and students.

Through Aug. 4, donations are needed for a school supply drive. Donation bins have been set up at the , , the and the .

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Items accepted include:

  • lined paper
  • pencils, pens
  • highlighter packs
  • 3-ring binders
  • report folders
  • backpacks
  • lunch boxes
  • reams of printer paper
  • Kleenex
  • hand sanitizer
  • sanitizer wipes (for example, Clorox wipes)
  • dry erase pens
  • student-size white boards
  • glue sticks
  • pencil boxes

To make a monetary donation, make your checks out to RPAL, Roseville Police Activities League and write "Shop with a Cop" in the memo area. Checks can be dropped off at the Roseville Police Department or mail the to the Roseville Police Department, Attention: RPAL, 1051 Junction Blvd., Roseville, CA 95678.

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