Officer Chris Rankin

Public Information Officer

903-798-3187 (office) 903-260-0294 (pager)

903-824-4199 (cell) 903-798-3023 (fax)

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Re: Shop with a Cop/ Firefighter and Cops and Kids Night

It’s time once again to invite our local media representatives to the annual children’s Holiday events that are sponsored by our local public servants.

The first event, Shop with a Cop/Firefighter will take place on Tuesday, December 4th at 9:00am at the Texarkana Arkansas Wal-Mart Supercenter. During this event 100 select children from both sides of Texarkana will be accompanied by Department of Human Services workers to the Super Wal-Mart. Each child will receive $100 to spend as they choose and a Police Officer or Firefighter will act as a shopping partner with each child. This is a cooperative sponsorship between Texarkana Arkansas Police, Texarkana Texas Police, and Texarkana Arkansas Fire Department. We are also assisted by numerous other local law enforcement agencies and volunteer fire departments.

The second event, Cops and Kids Night, will also take place on Tuesday, December 4th at 6:00pm. This event is sponsored by the Texarkana Arkansas Police Association. During this event, officers with TAPD will pick up the kids from Watersprings Ranch and the Texarkana Baptist Orphanage and escort them to Pizza Inn on North State Line. This event has been in place for several years and is funded with proceeds from the Ed Worrell memorial bass fishing tournament, as well as donations from private citizens.

It goes without saying that we appreciate all of the coverage that you give our agencies on a daily basis when it comes to dealing with criminal issues. Please take this opportunity to help us showcase a better aspect of the job with some outstanding officers and some truly outstanding kids!

Thank you and you can visit the Texarkana Arkansas Police Department online at http://www.txkusa.org/arkpolice.