City of Prairie Village

The Department held the 13th annual Shop with a PV Cop event in 2023.  Each year, with the assistance of the Prairie Village Police Department’s D.A.R.E. officer and Prairie Village elementary school staff, 10 children and their families are chosen to participate in this event.  We receive donations of gift cards and product from many local vendors for gift bags, in addition to funding from the City of Prairie Village Municipal Foundation for the purchases we make.  Our officers take the children shopping at Target in Mission, then bring them back to the station to have a pizza and ice cream party.  Our staff of volunteer ‘elves’ wraps all their presents for them, and they are able to go home that evening with what we hope will make the holiday season a little brighter for the children and their families.  Following are some photos from the 2023 event.

We were able to help 10 deserving elementary school children and their families have a little bit happier holiday with the help of generous donations, gift bags, gift cards from the following groups, businesses and many anonymous contributors:

Prairie Village Municipal Foundation
Atha Family Foundation
Greater Kansas City Public Safety Credit Union
WireCo World Group
Target - Mission, Kansas
Johnny's Tavern - Prairie Village
The Learning Tree - Prairie Village
Prairie Village Dentists - Grant R. Smith DDS
The Big Biscuit          Notes to Self, LLC          SCHEELS All Sports
Chill in the Village          The Bank of Prairie Village
B-Bop Comics and Games          Bijin Salon & Day Spa
SubWay          Salty Iguana - Prairie Village
QuikTrip          HyVee - Prairie Village

 Recycle your old cell phone and help support the Prairie Village Police Department’s Shop with a PV Cop Program.  All proceeds from the recycled phones will be contributed to this annual event where individual officers take deserving elementary school children in our area holiday shopping and pay for their purchases.  Children then come back to the station for a tour and pizza party.  Cell phones are collected by the Police Records and Communications staffs in the lobby of the Police Department all year long.  Stop by any time and drop off your phone for recycling.  Keep your cell phone out of a landfill and recycle it for a good cause!  Shop with a PV Cop is sponsored by the Prairie Village Municipal Foundation.