Kids shop with Mukilteo cops – and firefighters

Mukilteo police officers – and firefighters – went Christmas shopping on Dec. 21 with 15 deserving local children during the annual Shop with a Cop event.

Mukiteo Officer Colt Davis shops with Ashleigh Nelson during the annual Shop with a Cop event.

The children were nominated by their schools to participate in this event, which gives each child $100 to buy gifts for themselves and their families. Students from Endeavour, Mukilteo and Columbia elementaries, in addition to Olympic View and Harbour Pointe Middle schools went shopping.

This year’s Shop with a Cop was made possible thanks to a $1,500 donation from Kurt W.F. Rumens, president of the Mukilteo-based Travis Industries.

“With a lack of funds on our own end, we were looking at forgoing theevent this year until I got a call from Kurt,” said Cheol Kang, spokesperson for the Mukilteo Police Department.  “He asked how he could help out with gettinggifts to kids.”

The children and their families were treated to a lunch provided by Tony McNulty, owner of the local Papa Murphy’s Pizza.

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Sergeant will become Raynham police chief

A well-respected police sergeant has skipped the ranks of lieutenant and captain to secure the position of top cop in the Raynham Police Department, where he will encounter challenges usually found in far more urban settings.

Sergeant James Donovan has been appointed Raynham police chief. He will continue as the department’s K-9 officer. (George Rizer for The Boston Globe)

The Board of Selectmen on Dec. 21 appointed 42-year-old James Donovan, a 23-year-veteran of Raynham’s police force, to the position of police chief, which he’ll take over on Jan. 1, when Louis Pacheco retires.

“Jumping from a sergeant’s rank to chief speaks to his intelligence,’’ Selectman Donald McKinnon said.

Pacheco, who recommended Donovan as his replacement, said Donovan is both well liked and top-notch when it comes to police work.

“If your kid was missing, you’d want this guy on the investigation,’’ Pacheco said.

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