Kids & Family

New London Police Officers Collect Shoes for Children in Need

In an annual effort, the police department collected hundreds of shoes.

Officer Rodgers, Officer Bunkley, and Officer Pelchat of the New London Police Department collected hundreds of pairs of shoes for children within the New London schools.

Each year, Officer Rodgers works with TVCCA to deliver warm winter boots to local children in need.

The police department congratulated the officers on Facebook.

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“These very dedicated officers, who regularly participate in community activities, donned their NLPD uniforms on their personal time in order to ensure that the boots were delivered to children prior to the holidays and the onset of the harshest winter months.Please help the department in both thanking and congratulating these officers and TVCCA for their unrelenting dedication to the community in which we live and serve. Job well done,” New London PD posted on Facebook.

Image via New London PD Facebook

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