- December 5, 2025
Ormond Beach Police Officer Tierra Taska and Joy Reddicks take part in the sixth-annual Shop with a Cop event on Saturday, Dec. 3. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
OBPD's Shop with a Cop event began with a police vehicle escort to Walmart on Saturday, Dec. 3. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
Kamala exits the school bus, ready for OBPD's sixth-annual Shop with a Cop event on Saturday, Dec. 3. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
Jemma Wilson exits the school bus, ready for OBPD's sixth-annual Shop with a Cop event on Saturday, Dec. 3. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
Ormond Beach Police Officer Kevin Myers and Gavin Ponist are ready to shop on Saturday, Dec. 3. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
Alyx Ponist and Ormond Beach Police Sgt. Jay Brennan are ready to shop on Saturday, Dec. 3. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
Dillon Garrison and Ormond Beach Police Cpl. David Lank head into Walmart for the sixth-annual Shop with a Cop event on Saturday, Dec. 3. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
Ormond Beach Police Officer Kenneth McCoy and Emilio Humphry head inside Walmart for the sixth-annual Shop with a Cop event on Saturday, Dec. 3. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
Ormond Beach Police Officer Scott Overton and Joey Adkins head inside Walmart for the sixth-annual Shop with a Cop event on Saturday, Dec. 3. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
Jessiah Haddocks and Officer Gabrielle Winstead head inside Walmart for the sixth-annual Shop with a Cop event on Saturday, Dec. 3. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
Ormond Beach Police Detective Ray Llanes and Noah Carolin head inside Walmart for the sixth-annual Shop with a Cop event on Saturday, Dec. 3. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
Karson Ponist and Ormond Beach Police Capt. DW Smith head inside Walmart for the sixth-annual Shop with a Cop event on Saturday, Dec. 3. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
Ormond Beach Police Officer Brittney Battista and Jemma Wilson head inside Walmart for the sixth-annual Shop with a Cop event on Saturday, Dec. 3. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
Cartier Hibbert and Ormond Beach Police Detective Thomas Garcia head inside Walmart for the sixth-annual Shop with a Cop event on Saturday, Dec. 3. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
Lyla Miller and Ormond Beach Police Officer Courtney Grimes smile before heading into Walmart for the sixth-annual Shop with a Cop event on Saturday, Dec. 3. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
Landon Ponist and Ormond Beach Police Chief Jesse Godfrey are all smiles before heading into Walmart for the sixth-annual Shop with a Cop event on Saturday, Dec. 3. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
Ormond Beach Police Capt. Chris Roos, Aurienna Green, Ormond Beach Police Officer Tierra Taska and Joy Reddicks head into Walmart for the sixth-annual Shop with a Cop event on Saturday, Dec. 3. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
Mia Nalen and Ormond Beach Police Lt. Michelle Willis head into Walmart for the sixth-annual Shop with a Cop event on Saturday, Dec. 3. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
Ozairiah Eggleston and Ormond Beach Police Office D. Cardone head inside Walmart for the sixth-annual Shop with a Cop event on Saturday, Dec. 3. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
Ormond Beach Police Sgt. John Dovine and Zyir Woods head into Walmart for the sixth-annual Shop with a Cop event on Saturday, Dec. 3. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
Ormond Beach Police Capt. DW Smith, Karson Ponist and Ormond Beach Police Officer Richard Taylor peruse the aisles for the sixth-annual Shop with a Cop event on Saturday, Dec. 3. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
Kairah Ponist and Ormond Beach Police Officer Lauren Matero browse the toy aisles of Walmart for the sixth-annual Shop with a Cop event on Saturday, Dec. 3. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
Cartier Hibbert browses the toy aisles during the sixth-annual Shop with a Cop event on Saturday, Dec. 3. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
Ormond Beach Police Sgt. Michael Garner and Officer Andy Rossi brought their festive spirits to the sixth-annual Shop with a Cop event on Saturday, Dec. 3. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
Freya Miller and Ormond Beach K-9 Officer Justin Hyatt take part in the sixth-annual Shop with a Cop event on Saturday, Dec. 3. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
Ormond Beach Police Officer Cade Norton and his partner, Kamala, during the sixth-annual Shop with a Cop event on Saturday, Dec. 3. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
Aleksander Pilkey and Ormond Beach Police Officer Robert Pearson shop together for the sixth-annual Shop with a Cop event on Saturday, Dec. 3. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
Ormond Beach Police Capt. DW Smith and Karson Ponist fill a shopping cart during the sixth-annual Shop with a Cop event on Saturday, Dec. 3. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
Aurienna Green and Ormond Beach Police Capt. Chris Roos peruse the aisles during the sixth-annual Shop with a Cop event on Saturday, Dec. 3. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
Avery Randolph, of the Ormond Beach Police Athletic League, and Ormond Beach Police Officer Danielle Henderson. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
Landon Ponist puts his toys on the checkout counter during the sixth-annual Shop with a Cop event on Saturday, Dec. 3. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
Ozairiah Eggleston shows off her new stuffed animal during the sixth-annual Shop with a Cop event on Saturday, Dec. 3. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
Demetrius Boston and Ormond Beach Police Officer Anthony Lafleur take part in the sixth-annual Shop with a Cop event on Saturday, Dec. 3. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
Justin Picherd, accompanied by Ormond Beach Police Officer Richard Taylor, shows off his dinosaurs. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
Ormond Beach Police Officer Kevin Myers, Gavin Ponist, and Walmart store manager Mark Rogers. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
Police lights and sirens resounded through the Ormond Beach Walmart parking lot on Saturday, Dec. 3, marking the beginning of a six-year tradition for the Ormond Beach Police Department: The annual Shop with a Cop event.
Each year, Ormond Beach Police Officers volunteer to team up with local children, chosen by their schools, to provide them with a special $100 holiday shopping spree, thanks to a partnership with Walmart. This year, 24 children from Pathways Elementary, Ormond Beach Elementary, Pine Trail Elementary, Tomoka Elementary and Beachside Elementary took part in the initiative, which was launched by OBPD in 2017.
The annual Shop with a Cop event is one of the department's community outreach programs.
