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Police caught shopping on the job

Annual event lets officers help area children in need

Dillon Turner, 12, shops Wednesday with Gainesville police officers Montana Thrasher, left, and Stacy Roberts at Wal-Mart in the annual Shop with a Gainesville Cop program. - photo by NAT GURLEY

1219shop 1 — Dillon Turner, 12, shops Wednesday with Gainesville police officers Montana Thrasher, left, and Stacy Roberts at Wal-Mart in the annual Shop with a Gainesville Cop program. - photo by NAT GURLEY

Gainesville Police Chief Brian Kelly stood in front of dozens of children Wednesday afternoon, their eyes wide in anticipation. “Does anybody have thoughts about what they want to get?” Kelly asked.