{"id":85169,"date":"2026-10-16T19:09:46","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T23:09:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=85169"},"modified":"2026-10-16T19:09:53","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T23:09:53","slug":"cops-for-kids-toy-program-registration-opens-october-26-dates-times-and-requirements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2026\/10\/16\/cops-for-kids-toy-program-registration-opens-october-26-dates-times-and-requirements\/","title":{"rendered":"Cops for Kids Toy Program Registration Opens October 26: Dates, Times, and Requirements"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Lakeland Police Department will be accepting applications for the 2026 Cops for Kids Toy Donation program for two select days beginning on October 26, 2026. Children ages 12 and under are eligible. Parents or guardians needing assistance must register at one of the locations listed below.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img data-dominant-color=\"bbb0a5\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"673\" height=\"1024\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 673px) 100vw, 673px\" src=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/unnamed-1-2-673x1024.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85170 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #bbb0a5; aspect-ratio:0.6572372062837618;width:362px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/unnamed-1-2-673x1024.webp 673w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/unnamed-1-2-197x300.webp 197w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/unnamed-1-2-768x1168.webp 768w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/unnamed-1-2-1009x1536.webp 1009w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/unnamed-1-2.webp 1200w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>REGISTRATION DATES AND TIMES<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Monday, October 26 from 9 AM &#8211; 4 PM and 6 PM &#8211; 8 PM<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lakeland Police Department, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/search\/219+North+Massachusetts+Avenue?entry=gmail&amp;source=g\">219 North Massachusetts Avenue<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Tuesday, October 27 from 9 AM &#8211; 4 PM and 6 PM &#8211; 8 PM<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Simpson Park, 1725 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Families registering must bring the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Current Lakeland Electric Bill (Applicants must Have a Lakeland address)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Photo ID<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Original Birth Certificate for Each Child<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Registration does not guarantee acceptance, and applicants must not have received assistance from the program for the past two years.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Lakeland Police Department will be accepting applications for the 2026 Cops for Kids Toy Donation program for two select days beginning on October 26, 2026. 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