![Gallery: Annual police department tradition continues with annual Presents on Patrol Local police officials and other join Santa and The Grinch for the POlice department's annual Presents on Patrol event.](http://www.mylemooreleader.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/w550/n1950/12 23 2022 Lemoore finest with Grinch and Santa Claus.jpg)
Local police officials and other join Santa and The Grinch for the POlice department's annual Presents on Patrol event.
Photos Courtesy Lemoore Police Department
A Christmas tradition continued recently when the Lemoore Police Department and other City of Lemoore participants took part in the department's annual "Presents on Patrol," in which a car
avan of police officials, fire department volunteers, and Volunteers in Policing, all of whom were joined by a pair of holiday celebrities, Santa Clause and the "Grinch Who Stole Christmas." The event was part of an annual and noble effort to deliver gifts to local families and their children during the holiday season.
The annual event, which took place recently, is always a happy event for local families and their children. According to Soledad Parez, a Lemoore Police Department Community Services official, the local police department delivered gifts to 67 families and 210 children on their December jaunt.
![Gallery: Annual police department tradition continues with annual Presents on Patrol Santa Claus visits a local youngster.](http://www.mylemooreleader.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/w450/n1950/12 23 2022 Santa with little guy on patrol.jpg)
Santa Claus visits a local youngster.
![Gallery: Annual police department tradition continues with annual Presents on Patrol The Grinch takes a ride in a police car.](http://www.mylemooreleader.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/w450/n1950/12 23 2022 The Grinch takes a ride in a patrol car.jpg)
The Grinch takes a ride in a police car.