On Saturday, November 11th, 2006 at 7:00am a SHOP WITH A COP PROGRAM was held at the Target Store on Wixom Road, in Novi.
The Fraternal Order of Police, Southwest Oakland County Lodge #128, sponsored this event along with Lakes Area Youth Assistance and the Target Store of Novi. Lakes Area Youth Assistance chose 25 children to benefit from this program. Each child shopped with a police officer for approximately one hour, choosing clothing items they were in need of.

The Police Officers present to assist the children were from the following area departments:
Jim Madigan, 47th District Court, Farmington Hills
Jerry McKenzie, 47th District Court, Farmington Hills
Michael Fluhart, Farmington Hills Police Department
Scott Tarasiewicz, Milford Police Department
Michael Belcher, Milford Police Department
Rebecca Figiel, Milford Police Department
Edward Pilch, Milford Police Department
Brent Murray, Milford Police Department
Sabrina Mertes, Milford Police Department
John Shier, Northville Police Department
William Marks, Northville Police Department
Dave Molloy, Novi Police Department
Tom Lindberg, Novi Police Department
Keith Wuotinen, Novi Police Department
Michael Warren, Novi Police Department
Julie Connor, Novi Police Department
Tim Harper, Novi Police Department
Kevin Gilmore, Novi Police Department
Jerrod Hart, Novi Police Department
Bill Charles, Novi Police Department
Jim Starnes, Oakland County Sheriff’s Office
William Osborne, Oakland County Sheriff’s Office
Gary Alex, Walled Lake Police Department
Mike Larkin, Walled Lake Police Department
Gary Hund, Walled Lake Police Department
Karen Codere, Waterford Twp Police Department
Matt Reid, Waterford Twp Police Department
John Kirkpatrick, Wixom Police Department
Charles Yon, Wixom Police Department
Steve Ross, Wixom Police Department
John Marasco, Wolverine Lake Police Department
Gerald Hietala, Wolverine Lake Police Department