January 2026 Employee of the Month Jamie Aistrop

Jamie began overseeing the Shop With A Cop Program in 2016 and the program has grown by leaps and bounds. In 2026, over 200 local kids experienced the generosity of the community as they benefited from the Shop With A Cop program and this year, those children’s families received a food box. That is a lot of organizing, fundraising, and planning! The Shop With A Cop program is dear to the hearts of Jamie and his wife, Kerri, is dedicated to the program as many volunteers and officers are but the program is successful because of Jamie’s dedication, perseverance and determination to make the program touch the hearts of our community.  Not only do the children benefit but the families and those who get to volunteer are equally experiencing a blessing.

As Major Aistrop was nominated by a citizen who summed up the impact- “The community has no idea the impact that this event has on lives of kids, not just when they get to go shopping but in 10 years, they will remember the Shop With A Cop program.  Those kids will remember the police officer or firefighter that smiled at them as they shopped, often putting their own money out to fund the program and showing them compassion. A difference is truly being made in the lives of kids due to the program and the work of Jamie Aistrop.”