KINSMAN, Ohio (WKBN) -- Kinsman police officers are swapping road patrols for waiting tables to raise money for a good cause.

Tips the officers earn while serving at Times Square Restaurant on Tuesday go directly to the department's Shop with a Cop event. Volunteer firefighters also lent a hand at the annual fundraiser, which dates back at least 16 years. They'll be working there until 7 p.m. tonight.

Chief Thaddeus Stephenson says it was such a success last year, the department was also able to donate large Christmas dinners to the families of the children they went shopping with. He's hoping to help even more families this year.

"We're relying on the generosity of the community and everybody coming out, and the more the better, because it all goes back to the community and it helps ou

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