Shop with a cop weekend helps local kids with holiday gifts Shop with a cop weekend helps local kids with holiday gifts By Brendan Straub | December 12, 2020 at 7:55 PM EST - Updated December 12 at 8:18 PM WATERTOWN, N.Y. (WWNY) - The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department put on their annual “Shop with A Cop” event this weekend, and although things looked a little different, the Christmas spirit was all the same. The lobby of the Jefferson County Public Safety Building was full of gifts, waiting for children to come pick them up. On a normal year, volunteers would walk around Walmart with the the kids to pick out Christmas gifts together.