GREENE COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) – Law enforcement in Greene County Sheriff held a fundraiser for their Shop With A Cop program, and members of the departments definitely dressed the part for the pageant.
According to a release from the department, the pageant was held Saturday and featured 21 members of law enforcement in full regalia.
The event raised over $23,000 for the Shop With A Cop Program.
The agencies included the Baileyton Police Department, the Tusculum Police Department, the Newport Police Department, the Greene County Constable District 1 and the sheriff’s department.
Contestants had been out collecting money for the past few weeks for the Shop With A Cop program, which pairs law enforcement officers with disadvantaged kids and their families for holiday shopping.
The children shop for holiday gifts with officers and eat a paid-for lunch together. Around 500 participants are involved in the program each year.
The top three money raisers were:
- 3rd: Wesley Holt, Greene County Sheriff ($1,790)
- 2nd: Travis Dearstone, Greene County Constable, District 1 ($4,853)
- 1st: Mike Shipley, Greene County Sheriff’s Dept., School Resource Officer at McDonald Elementary ($6,713)
The winners of the other four categories were:
- Best Smile: Josh Ferguson, Chief of Baileyton Police Dept.
- Best Figure: Wesley Holt, Greene County Sheriff
- Best Answer: David Beverly, Chief Deputy, Greene County Sheriff’s Dept.
- Mr. Congeniality: Wesley Holt, Greene County Sheriff
