Policemen from the Lehigh Township police department picked up five children with the police cars this past weekend.

They took them to breakfast at Blue Mountain Drive-in and then on to Kmart for a day of Christmas shopping through the Shop with a Cop program. Blue Mountain donates the breakfasts.The office administration at Lehigh Elementary School chooses the children who will go shopping with criteria they set themselves.Chocolate milk was the drink of choice for breakfast.As they ordered breakfast Detective Matt Enstrom asked if a child wanted games.Police Chief Scott Fogel said Quakertown, his previous location, began the Shop with a Cop program the year he moved to Lehigh Township.Residents suggested the program and he planned it for the following year. Now it's in its third year.Fogel said he has two children and officer John Henry has three."It's just fabulous, a chance to give back to the kids ands see some smiles for the holiday," Fogel said."It's outside of what people usually think police do," Fogel said.He said this year was special for two of the children because it provided their first contact with police. They recently moved from foster care in Texas to live with their father, a military man, in Lehigh Township.The two were scheduled to shop with different policemen but they attached themselves to Fogel.One thing the officers noted is that all of the children in the three years have been well-behaved.First Niagara and Susquehanna banks and the Lehigh Township Police Association are regular sponsors, but individuals and smaller businesses also contribute. Kmart contributes by providing the wrapping paper and bows along with personnel to help with the wrapping.Each received a Santa hat and a blue snowflake-decorated bag of candy.Most kids headed directly for the toy department.Amber Talbot chose a dress that Anna wore in the movie "Frozen."Brothers Andrew and Austin Troxel both chose turtle costumes with masks and turtle shells, though they were shopping separately.