EPD DRIVE-THRU TOY GIVEAWAY

Holiday cheer.

Right now-- the evansville police are doing their part to make this christmas a little more special for area children they are wearing uniforms and badges-- and not red suits-- but you might call this group of officers-- santa claus-- as they pass out toys tonight 44 news reporter valerie lyons is live tonight-- from downtown evansville-- where cars are still lining up for the event cars were allowed to start lining up at 5 already a lot of people waiting in line behind the civic center event to start.

But the evansville police department is still hard at work setting everything up -- they say this is the most amount of toys they've ever had -- and they're determined to send every child home with a christmas present this year.

Cars were allowed to start lining up at 5 already a lot of people waiting in line behind the "for us as law enforcement, enforcement, especially here in 2020, it's just trying to build a relationship, trying to show people that we are a part of the community, we're not the enemy we are somebody that is part of that fabric of the community and hopefully that's what we're sending the message of."

Chief bolin says -- once every car has come through once -- they can get back in line as many times as they want.

Now but there no set end time.

Epd says they will be here as long as necessary -- until every last toy is gone.

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