One hundred police officers and 100 smiling kids took over a Walmart in Northeast D.C. on Wednesday morning. They picked up everything from Stitch stuffed animals and hot pink and electric blue remote-controlled cars to Strawberry Dr Pepper and white undershirts.

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“Shop with a Cop is really the highlight for the members of the Metropolitan Police Department,” D.C. Police Chief Pamela Smith told reporters.

“It’s an opportunity for us to bring smiles to the faces of our young people. It’s an opportunity also for us to connect and

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