![Investigator Josh Morgan of the Johnson City Police Department with Nicholas Williams during the Shop with a Cop event, which took place last Thursday night at the Walmart in Johnson City.](https://newsandn.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/SWAC1.jpg)
Investigator Josh Morgan of the Johnson City Police Department with Nicholas Williams during the Shop with a Cop event, which took place last Thursday night at the Walmart in Johnson City.
The event started with a dinner at Faimont Elementary and then continued as a convoy of police and emergency vehicles led two buses of children to Walmart, where the kids were allowed to browse the aisles and do some Christmas shopping.
![Johnson City Police Officer Cody Powell shops with Damon Carver during last week’s Shop with a Cop event.](https://newsandn.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/SWAC2.jpg)
Johnson City Police Officer Cody Powell shops with Damon Carver during last week’s Shop with a Cop event.
The program is made possible by generous donations from businesses and individuals in the community as well as a pair of fundraising events – a Jingle Jam dinner and concert and a 5K fun run. New this year, the inaugural 5K fun run was held for the first time on Nov. 10 on the campus of ETSU.