DesPlaines, Park Ridge and Niles Police Help Needy Residents Stay Warm This Winter

In its fifth year, the combined effort of the Park Ridge, Niles and Des Plaines Police Departments known as Cops for Coats collected over 300 coats and winter accessories such as scarfs, mittens, gloves and hats.

The annual drive provides helps local needy individuals and families keep warm as winter approaches. Distribution took place Nov. 5 at Maine Township Town Hall with the assistance of Township Supervisor Carol A. Teschky and her staff along with police officers and volunteers.

Here left to right are: Des Plaines PD Officer Mike Heidkamp; PRPD Citizen Patrol Joan Hutchinson; PRPD Citizen Patrol Leslie Wolf; Des Plaines PD Officer Mike Meyer; Supervisor Carol A. Teschky; Niles Police V.I.P.S. M. Pistorius; PRPD Citizen Patrol Jean Trnka; Niles PD Officer April Rider; PRPD Citizen Patrol Don Tyre; PRPD Officer Ben Peterson who is the lead coordinator of the drive; and PRPD Explorer Gary Lynch.

For more information about future drives, contact the Park Ridge, Niles or Des Plaines police departments. All coats and accessories not distributed on Nov. 5 were donated to St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church in Des Plaines.