No Sleigh Needed: Cops To Deliver Santa & Gifts In Police Car

EAST HAVEN, CT — Santa will have a police escort on Sunday Dec. 15. Yes, 10 days before Christmas but this is a special visit.

From noon until 8 p.m., East Haven police officers will act as Santa's Helpers when they bring Santa in a police car house to house and help him hand deliver gifts to girls and boys.

The East Haven Police Department's Santa's Helpers effort works like this:

"Santa will personally hand the gifts to your children or grandchildren and pose for photos. Gifts can be delivered to children and adults of all ages," police explained. If you would like Santa to stop at your house with gifts on Sunday, Dec. 15, follow the steps below:

1. Wrap each gift of your choice (nothing fragile, valuable, or too big) in Christmas wrapping
paper and write the child’s name on the gift.
2. Wrap each gift again in plain brown paper or a brown paper bag.
3. Clearly print the child’s full name, the address of the delivery, and a phone number to reach
an adult at the house on the package.
4. Drop the package(s) off at: The East Haven Police Department, 471 North High Street. 5. With the package(s) a check must be included for the proper amount, made payable to “East
Haven Police Union.”

The charge for this service is as follows: $10 for the first gift, $5 for the second gift, and $2 for each additional gift.

"We encourage bringing the family or neighborhood friends together to one house to keep the cost down and help us reach as many residents as possible," police said adding that "Santa will only be able to make 35 stops, so sign up early before space is filled."

Police will be accepting gifts on a first come basis and must limit this service to residents of East Haven. Due to the number of stops and limited space we are unable to take special requests for delivery times or over-sized packages.

Gifts will be delivered between 12 noon and 8 p.m.

For more information, follow the East Haven Police Union on Facebook or call Officer Nick Adams (203)468-3820 or email nadams@easthavenpolice.com