(Atlantic, Iowa) – Police Chief Devin Hogue reports the Atlantic Police Department and Atlantic Police Reserves will be holding their annual Christmas Programs the weekend of December 17th and 13th 2022.

On December 17th, the Atlantic Police Reserves will be holding their “Family Dreams Christmas” program. This program is available to Cass County Residents and consist of taking the entire family shopping locally in Atlantic. Families are paired up with Atlantic Police Reserves and taken around town to purchase items of need and a few items on their wish list. The Reserve officers are currently accepting applications for participation in this program. Families can fill out an application for themselves and individuals can fill out an application to nominate a family as well. Applications can be picked up at the Atlantic Police Department between 8AM-4PM, Monday Through Friday. Applications must be turned in by December 7th at 4:00PM to be considered.

On December 13th, the Atlantic Police Department will be hosting their annual “Shop with a Cop” program. This program consist of pairing up children from Cass County with members of the APD and surrounding agencies and spending an afternoon shopping at the Atlantic Wal-Mart store. There is no application for this program and officers will contact individuals directly and invite them to join. (Pics are from last year’s programs, courtesy of Chief Hogue)

In 2021, these two programs helped 73 children and 17 adults from 25 different Cass County families to have a much more enjoyable Holiday. The APD is gladly accepting donations at this time to help support these two programs. Feel free to reach out and set up a donation 01· stop by our office to do so. Checks can be made to APCCO (Atlantic Police Community Charitable Organization.)

Chief Hogue says “We can’t express how important the community is in ensuring these programs continue to be as successful as they have been and continue to positively impact lives in Cass County. Thank you to everyone who has donated in the past and is considering a donation this year!”