Video: Monroe Co. Deputies Distribute Toys

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MONROE CO., Miss. (WCBI) — You can call them Santa Cecil and the deputy elves because that’s what it looked like today at the Monroe County Sheriffs department.

Thursday marked the first day gifts and toys from the annual toy drive are being distributed. Each year the department gathers bikes and other items for families needing a hand at Christmas. Sheriff Cecil Cantrell says the annual program gives his officers the chance to connect with families in an entirely different way.

“We want to help the families that can’t help themselves and this is a good tool between the community and the sheriffs department to try and show the community we are trying to help people,” says Monroe Sheriff Cecil Cantrell.

Cantrell adds even though the drive is winding down for this year, the department accepts donations, especially bikes, year round.

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