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Jonathan Pike, right, an officer with the Springdale Police Department, helps Michael Howard, 5, try on a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles jacket Friday at the Walmart Supercenter at 2004 S. Pleasant in Springdale during the department’s Santa Cop program. This year, 136 students from 17 Springdale schools had the opportunity to shop for clothes and toys with with an officer or police support staff. Each student could spend $100 on clothes and $25 on toys. Additionally, each student received a wrapped present after a donation from the United Low Riders Association.