Lehigh Valley airport police take kids holiday shopping

Ty’Nayja Taylor, 12, wanders the isles looking for the right gifts to buy. She was among 22 children and their families from the Catasauqua Area School District who were accompanied by Lehigh-Northampton Airport Authority Police Department during the shopping spree Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022, at Target in Hanover Township, Lehigh County. Get Photo

Aniya Bermudez, 12, selects an item to buy as Chief Timothy Koder, right, waits with her cart. She was among 22 children and their families from the Catasauqua Area School District who were accompanied by Lehigh-Northampton Airport Authority Police Department during the shopping spree Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022, at Target in Hanover Township, Lehigh County. Get Photo

Officers with the Lehigh-Northampton Airport Authority Police Department take 22 children and their families from the Catasauqua Area School District on a holiday shopping spree Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022, at Target in Hanover Township, Lehigh County. The department increased the number of families participating for this sixth annual outing.Get Photo

Officers with the Lehigh-Northampton Airport Authority Police Department give a police escort to 22 children and their families from the Catasauqua Area School District as they arrive at Target in Hanover Township, Lehigh County, Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022, for a shopping spree. Get Photo

Officers with the Lehigh-Northampton Airport Authority Police Department take 22 children and their families from the Catasauqua Area School District on a holiday shopping spree Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022, at Target in Hanover Township, Lehigh County. The department increased the number of families participating for this sixth annual outing.Get Photo

Officers with the Lehigh-Northampton Airport Authority Police Department take 22 children and their families from the Catasauqua Area School District on a holiday shopping spree Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022, at Target in Hanover Township, Lehigh County. The department increased the number of families participating for this sixth annual outing.Get Photo

Officer Ian Macleod and Teacher Marlaina Riegel follow Jacob Thompson, 10, around Target in Hanover Township on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022, during a holiday shopping spree. Get Photo

Sargent Steve Gensits tries to help a boy find the right toy to buy, as Lehigh-Northampton Airport Authority Police Department takes 22 children and their families from the Catasauqua Area School District on a holiday shopping spree Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022, at Target in Hanover Township, Lehigh County. Get Photo

Gabriel Smith, 12, takes his time wandering the isles during a holiday shopping spree. He was among 22 children and their families from the Catasauqua Area School District who were accompanied by Lehigh-Northampton Airport Authority Police Department during the shopping spree Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022, at Target in Hanover Township, Lehigh County. Get Photo

A boy checks out an action figure during as 22 children and their families from the Catasauqua Area School District on a holiday shopping spree Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022, at Target in Hanover Township.Get Photo

Officer Troy Leonard with Lehigh-Northampton Airport Authority Police Department pushes a cart full of items during a holiday shopping spree Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022, at Target in Hanover Township. The Lehigh-Northampton Airport Authority Police Department helped 22 children and their families from the Catasauqua Area School District on the shopping spree. Get Photo

Kayleigh Wagner, 10, selects a board game to buy during a holiday shopping spree. She was among 22 children and their families from the Catasauqua Area School District who were accompanied by Lehigh-Northampton Airport Authority Police Department during the shopping spree Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022, at Target in Hanover Township, Lehigh County. Get Photo

Sargent Steve Gensits, right, looks on as Ayden Ruggear, 13, selects a toy to buy. Ruggear was among 22 children and their families from the Catasauqua Area School District who were accompanied by Lehigh-Northampton Airport Authority Police Department during the shopping spree Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022, at Target in Hanover Township, Lehigh County. Get Photo

Officer Ian Macleod and Catasauqua Teacher Marlaina Riegel, share a laugh as they escort Dylan Gaguski, 13, left, and his brother Jacob Thompson, 10, right, around Target in Hanover Township on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022, as they select items to buy during a holiday shopping spree. Get Photo

Chief Timothy Koder, right, gives Aniya Bermudez, 12, a high-five after selecting a gift for her dad during a holiday shopping spree Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022, at Target in Hanover Township, Lehigh County. Get Photo

Students board school buses with bags of gifts they bought with the help from the Lehigh-Northampton Airport Authority Police Department on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022, at Target in Hanover Township.Get Photo