On December 18, members of the Detroit Police Department hit the streets, wearing Santa hats and carrying loads of gifts, to spread some holiday cheer to families across the city.
Sergeant Santa 2019 kicks off! 
Officer Vanessa Burt is ready to wrap some presents. 
Officers from across Detroit delivered the donated gifts, ready to be wrapped. 
Officers from across Detroit delivered the donated gifts, ready to be wrapped. 
Officers from across Detroit delivered the donated gifts, ready to be wrapped. 
Officers from across Detroit delivered the donated gifts, ready to be wrapped. 
Great mountaion of toys! 
All lined up and ready for Santa. 
Detroit Neighborhood Officers hit the road to deliver the presents to families in need. 
Neighborhood Officers brave the cold during Sergeant Santa 
Detroit Neighborhood Officers load up toys and clothes to give to those in need 
Neighborhood Officers were all smiles as they headed out to deliver Christmas presents 
Police Officer “Kringles” on the march. 
Delivering Christmas to the first house. 
Mother of six Telana Fair welcomes the Sergeant Santa Officers. 
Christmas has arrived! 
Christmas has arrived! 
Detroit officers spreading some holiday cheer. 
Detroit officers spreading some holiday cheer. 
On to the next house! 
Giving kids presents and smiles all Christmas season. 
A big smile for a big Christmas present! 
The 2019 Sergeant Santa squad
Over the past few weeks, the Sergeant Santa fundraiser has been collecting toys and winter clothes at each of the Police precincts. The collected items were then wrapped and delivered to families in need, just in time for Christmas. This year, over 50 total families, spread across every precinct of Detroit, received presents from their own Police Officer “Kringles.”
The annual event, began in 2014 as a partnership between DPD’s Neighborhood Police Officers and WWJ RadioNews 950, has continued to grow every year. Additional partners assisting the Santa hat-wearing officers in 2019 included Xfinity, Crunch Fitness, Hunts Street Station, Pure Heart Foundation, and the Detroit Public Safety Foundation.
This year, the Detroit Police also received assistance from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division on Belle Isle. Earlier this December, the DNR Officers held a “Stuff the Truck” toy collection on the island during the “Holiday Stroll” event. The fundraiser helped bring in two truckloads of additional gifts for the residents of Detroit.
Detroit Police Office of Public Information 