‘All I need for Christmas is to see their smile’: Gainesville’s Shop with a Cop helps 25 kids - Gainesville Times

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‘All I need for Christmas is to see their smile’: Gainesville’s Shop with a Cop helps 25 kids

Gainesville Fire Department's Riley Shoemake helps a youngster pick out a game Friday, Dec. 15, 2023, at Walmart in Gainesville during the annual Shop With A Cop. - photo by Scott Rogers

12162023 COP 3.jpg — Gainesville Fire Department's Riley Shoemake helps a youngster pick out a game Friday, Dec. 15, 2023, at Walmart in Gainesville during the annual Shop With A Cop. - photo by Scott Rogers

Gainesville Police Officer Barry Edwards tabulated the cart with Gabby Cheek as her 7-year-old son Chance weighed his options of WWE figurines and superhero gear along the Gainesville Walmart aisles.