Santa Delivers Presents to Montclair Children
The annual Montclair Police Department toy drive collected more than 500 gifts for the Salvation Army, and delivered gifts to more than 350 kids around town.
When Santa rolls into Montclair, he ditches the sleigh and reindeer for a pickup truck and a police escort. A cavalcade of Montclair Police Department vehicles lead Santa Claus from the department’s headquarters to the Salvation Army Citadel on Trinity Street on Tuesday. The procession of sirens and music -- with the armored Critical Response Team truck decked out in lights like a mobile Christmas tree -- was the culmination of the department’s annual toy drive. Behind the entourage of police vehicles was a large tow-truck whose rear bed was full of toys which the department was donating to the Salvation Army -- more than 500 of them. “It was a departmentwide effort,” said the officer dressed as Santa Claus. “It’s a great tradition." …
Carl Ben Witzig
8:24 am on Friday, December 21, 2012
scarletxknight; Thank you for posting an actual reaction to a visit from Santa. We all know he does these things but we seldom hear from someone about what it means to those visited. You made my day. Carl more ›