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Hey Babies, Folks On The Shoreline Got You Covered

It's Bare Necessities' "biggest and most successful drive," and this year more than 32,000 diapers were collected by 6 police departments.

Diapers, and baby wipes, are expensive. The Bare Necessities annual Shoreline Law Enforcement Diaper Drive helps cover babies.
Diapers, and baby wipes, are expensive. The Bare Necessities annual Shoreline Law Enforcement Diaper Drive helps cover babies. (Ellyn Santiago/Patch)

BRANFORD, CT — Thirty-two thousand diapers. Almost 25,000 baby wipes. And, $3,000 in cash donations. The Shoreline Law Enforcement Diaper Drive for Bare Necessities was a success by any measure.

Hundreds of babies in need from Old Saybrook to East Haven are covered after shoreline residents donated.

Described by Bare Necessities as its "biggest and most successful drive" because of law enforcement and the generosity of shoreline residents to make a difference and "eliminate diaper need in the Shoreline Community."

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Connecticut State Police Troop F, Clinton Police Department, Madison Police Department, Guilford Police Department, Branford Police Department, North Branford Police Department and East Haven Police Department were all part of the effort.

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