Arrio Avalos, 6, plays Jenga with Officers Brian Frazzini and Ryan Morris at the “Cookie with a Cop” event at the Salem Police Department on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023. (Eric Schuman/Special to Salem Reporter)
Salem kids got a chance to test police officers’ skills at the board game table Tuesday.
Families came to the Salem Police Department for the “Cookie with a Cop” event, eating treats while playing Sorry, Connect Four, Trouble and other classics.
Officer Mark Jantz with the department’s crime prevention program, said the department began Cookie with a Cop as a kids’ program last year with an event in Englewood Park.
Taylor Rosenberger and son Charlie, 3, play Candy Land at the “Cookie with a Cop” event at the Salem Police Department on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023. (Eric Schuman/Special to Salem Reporter)Kids got cookies from Salem police officers at at the “Cookie with a Cop” event at the Salem Police Department on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023. (Eric Schuman/Special to Salem Reporter)Carter Kaufman, 7, playing Trouble with Officer Brittney Burson at the “Cookie with a Cop” event at the Salem Police Department on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023. (Eric Schuman/Special to Salem Reporter)Patrick Frielink, 10, high-fives Officer Kevin Ramirez while Officer Daniel Diaz looks on at the “Cookie with a Cop” event at the Salem Police Department on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023. (Eric Schuman/Special to Salem Reporter)David Anderson, 8, Adelaide Anderson, 13, and Natalie Anderson, 11, plays Sorry with Detective Jeff Gordon at the “Cookie with a Cop” event at the Salem Police Department on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023. (Eric Schuman/Special to Salem Reporter)
Milo Spaght, 11, playing Guess Who? with his dad Jeff at the “Cookie with a Cop” event at the Salem Police Department on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023. (Eric Schuman/Special to Salem Reporter)Malachi, 12, Sammy, 6, and George Yaxley, 9, play Disney Princess Matching at the “Cookie with a Cop” event at the Salem Police Department on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023. (Eric Schuman/Special to Salem Reporter)Detective Scotty Nowning and Officer Michelle Pratt play Disney Princess Matching with the Yaxleys at the “Cookie with a Cop” event at the Salem Police Department on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023. (Eric Schuman/Special to Salem Reporter)A child shows off her artwork at the “Cookie with a Cop” event at the Salem Police Department on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023. (Eric Schuman/Special to Salem Reporter)Kids play Connect Four at the “Cookie with a Cop” event at the Salem Police Department on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023. (Eric Schuman/Special to Salem Reporter)Kids play games at the “Cookie with a Cop” event at the Salem Police Department on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023. (Eric Schuman/Special to Salem Reporter)Azalia John, 7, and her mother Jenelle John playing Sorry at the “Cookie with a Cop” event at the Salem Police Department on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023. (Eric Schuman/Special to Salem Reporter)
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