(Council Bluffs) – Pottawattamie County Sheriff Jeff Danker reports “The Sheriff’s Office always looks forward to our Shop with the Sheriff event that [is held] each December.” Danker said this was the 21st year for the event, and “With the generous donations from individuals, families, businesses and organizations, we will be shopping for 72 kids, which represent 33 families in our community.”

Shop with the Sheriff (Pott. Co. S/O photo) – FILE PHOTO

The Sheriff acknowledged that this year brought them some challenges. Because of the pandemic Deputies and Sheriff’s personnel will be unable to spend the morning shopping with the kids like they have in previous years. Danker says “With all the generosity, we were able to spend $200 on each child and provide a gift card to those families so they can purchase goods to cook a family holiday meal.”

On Saturday at 10:00 AM, the families will drive-thru the Sheriff’s Office parking lot to see Santa and pick up the gifts that were purchased for the kids.