2023 Kenosha County Deputy Sheriff Association "Shop With A Deputy" Big Hit Saturday Morning

2023 Kenosha County Deputy Sheriff Association “Shop With A Deputy” Big Hit Saturday Morning

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**Deputy Samantha “Sam” Wells**, 11-year old Gino, Santa, and Elf Joey
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Detective Tim Hackbarth of the Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department is the President of the Kenosha County Deputy Sheriff Association. He organized the 31st annual “Shop With A Deputy” program this morning at 8:00 am. This is Hackbarth’s 15th time organizing the event, which took place at Meijer in Kenosha. About 38 kids got to spend $250 on anything they wanted. They also each got a $100 gift card for groceries at Meijer for their families. “Comfort 4 A Cause” was back and gave each child a bag, quilt, stuffed animal, candy, and an activity.

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6-year-old Brooklyn and Deputy Thomas Tritschler
(Photo by Kevin Mathewson, Kenosha County Eye)

There is nothing as sweet and inspiring as seeing a 6-year-old little girl named Brooklyn use part of her money to buy her mom a dress.

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7-year-old Niah and Deputy Jeanean Keske
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There is nothing as sweeter than seeing a 7-year-old named Niah run towards Deputy Jeanean Keske because she wanted to shop with her again. Niah was at last year’s “Shop With A Deputy.”

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It was a beautiful event by a great organization. Please enjoy videos and photos from today’s event. Photos are available for anyone to download at not cost and no need for photo credit,

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Merry Christmas!

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**Cell Phone Photo by Kevin Mathewson, Kenosha County Eye)**

Deputy Thomas Tritschler
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14-year-old Maggie Deputy Jose Gonzalez III
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11-year-old Kasey and Deputy Daniel Grigsby
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Santa, 11-year-old Kasey and Deputy Daniel Grigsby
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and Deputy Daniel Grigsby and Deputy David Kless
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**8-year-old Oliver and Deputies Thomas Tritschler, Joshua Sobecki**
**and Kody Gyurina**

7-year-old Mason and Deputy Matthew Souvannasing
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Deputy Patrick Weyand and Detective Jason Sielski
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Deputy Jeanean Keske
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Deputy Sobecki
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8-year-old Bennett and Deputy Sobecki
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8-year-old Bennett and Deputy Sobecki and Sheriff Zoerner
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8-year-old Bennett and Sheriff Zoerner
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**5-year old Boy and Deputy Marshall-Moudy**
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Deputy Brantner
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**12-year-old Andre and Deputy Kyle Matson**
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5-year-old Hayden and Deputy Patrick Weyand
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Deputy Samantha “Sam” Wells and Deputy Patrick Weyand
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Deputy Samantha “Sam” Wells
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11-year old Gino and Deputy Samantha “Sam” Wells
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Deputy Nicholas Calabrese
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8-year-old Bennett and Deputy Nicholas Calabrese
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5-year-old Abel and Detective Jacob Castillo
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9-year-old Paityn and Detective Jacob Castillo
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11-year-old Soren, Santa and Detective Nicolas Moro
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11-year-old Soren and Detective Nicolas Moro
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11-year-old Mariah and Captain Eric Klinkhammer
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**(Photo by Kevin Mathewson, Kenosha County Eye)**

11-year-old Delmonney and Deputy Christopher Bischoff
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10-year-old Auden and Lieutenant Bryan Easter
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9-year-old Mirko and Deputy David Kless
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Deputy David Kless
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11-year-old Alex and Deputy Kody Gyurina
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11-year-old Lea and Deputy Julia Mancl
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**Deputy Mancl and Children Maddox (11) and Malia (14)**
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**Maddox (11) and Malia (14), Volunteer Gift-Wrappers**
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Deputy James Nowak, 13-year-old Grace, Santa, and Elf Joey
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9-year-old Kaylie and Sergeant Andrea Mehring
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Sergeant Andrea Mehring
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9-year-old Anthony and Deputy Jake Rasch
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**Sergeant Colin Coultrip**
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Deputy Friendly Casey Rud
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Comfort 4 A Cause
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Volunteer Gift-Wrapper Olivia
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Sheriff David W. Zoerner
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Kevin Mathewson is a disciple of Christ, husband and a father to two wonderful children. Mathewson was born and raised in Lake County, IL and worked as a police & fire dispatcher from 2005 to 2010 in Round Lake Beach, IL. Mathewson moved to Kenosha County in 2006, later being elected to the position of Alderman of the 8th District in 2012 and 2016. Mathewson is a private investigator, security contractor, journalist, and photographer. He enjoys spending time with his family, watching movies, camping and boating. His favorite amendment is the second, followed closely by the first. He loves his country and community.

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Anonymous says:

December 16, 2023 at 4:01 PM

Great pictures Greater Cause !
Let’s remember “Peace on Earth”

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Anonymous says:

December 16, 2023 at 4:24 PM

Very nice photos and a great effort every year.

Let’s not forget that Kenosha, Pleasant Prairie and Twin Lakes officers also do the same thing every year. Kudos to them, too.

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1. Kevin Mathewson says:
  
  December 16, 2023 at 4:31 PM
  
  I have been lucky to have been invited by the Deputy Sheriff Association every year. If I’m invited by the other two, I will happily cover them 🙂
  
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  1. Anonymous says:
    
    December 17, 2023 at 12:12 AM
    
    Hope they rectify that oversight. As your pics demonstrate the officers seem to have as much fun as the kids.
    
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  2. Bird Watcher says:
    
    December 18, 2023 at 10:17 AM
    
    I can’t imagine covering one of these feel-good fests, let alone three of them.
    
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A Mama says:

December 17, 2023 at 8:34 AM

Thank you so much for your wonderful pictures and article.

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Anonymous says:

December 17, 2023 at 11:01 AM

God Bless our police officers! ❤

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TooLiberal4me says:

December 17, 2023 at 6:13 PM

What wonderful pictures and such a great and heartwarming event! God bless all these wonderful officers!

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Wyatt Earp. says:

December 18, 2023 at 9:42 AM

Thank you and Merry Christmas to all of our wonderful LEO’s !!!

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The Watcher says:

December 18, 2023 at 6:27 PM

It’s great to see the Deputies participate and show the community their human side. It’s great for kids to be up close to deputies and recognize them as people who are giving and helpful. I hope the families who received these gifts go out and tell the neighborhood the good that was done. Meijer’s has been great in helping KPD, PPPD and KSD in this endeavor. I’m sure Fredrick Meijer (if alive) would be happy to see the community coming together. Merry Christmas to all of the deputies and officers in Kenosha County

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Two in Custody Following Early Morning SWAT Raid in Twin Lakes; Charges Expected Tomorrow

Todd P. Larsen, 45, and Makaila B. Norton, 25, of Twin Lakes(Kenosha County Sheriff) TWIN LAKES, Wis. – Two suspects are in custody after a high-risk drug raid in Twin Lakes early Tuesday morning that involved the Kenosha County SWAT Team, the Kenosha Drug Operations Group (KDOG), and the Sheriff’s Office. Charges are expected to be formally filed on Thursday. You must be

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Racine Man Accused of Stealing from Donation Boxes at Somers Nature Sanctuary

Clyde Thomas Degroot, 68, of Racine SOMERS, Wis. – A 68-year-old Racine man was arrested last Thursday, June 5, after allegedly stealing money on multiple occasions from donation boxes at Hawthorn Hollow, a nonprofit nature preserve and arboretum in the Village of Somers. You must be logged in to view the rest of this article.

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