COLUMBUS, Ind. — The Bartholomew County Sheriff’s office delivered nearly 4,000 pounds of food today divided between Love Chapel and The Salvation Army at the conclusion of its Pack a Patrol Car effort this month.
Community members, local schools, county government employees and others donated non-perishable items to help the two agencies feed the hungry this holiday season.
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Bartholomew County Sheriff Chris Lane, from left, with Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Capts. T.A. Smith and Chris Roberts lower the gate of a trailer as members of the Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department deliver food from their pack a patrol car food drive to the Love Chapel Food Pantry in Columbus, Ind., Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023.
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Members of the Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department deliver food from their pack a patrol car food drive to the Love Chapel Food Pantry in Columbus, Ind., Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023.
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Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Capt. Chris Roberts, left, hands a box of food to Jim Klaus as members of the Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department deliver food from their pack a patrol car food drive to the Love Chapel Food Pantry in Columbus, Ind., Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023.
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Members of the Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department deliver food from their pack a patrol car food drive to the Love Chapel Food Pantry in Columbus, Ind., Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023.
Mike Wolanin | The Republic
Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Capt. T.A. Smith holds a box of macaroni and cheese as members of the Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department deliver food from their pack a patrol car food drive to the Love Chapel Food Pantry in Columbus, Ind., Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023.
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Bartholomew County Sheriff’s deputy Tim Burdine carries two cases of water as members of the Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department deliver food from their pack a patrol car food drive to the Love Chapel Food Pantry in Columbus, Ind., Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023.
Mike Wolanin | The Republic
Bartholomew County Sheriff Chris Lane, right, hands a bag of food to Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Capt. Chris Roberts as members of the Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department deliver food from their pack a patrol car food drive to the Love Chapel Food Pantry in Columbus, Ind., Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023.
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Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Capts. T.A. Smith, from left, Justin Arnholt and Chris Roberts holds bags and boxes of food as members of the Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department deliver food from their pack a patrol car food drive to the Love Chapel Food Pantry in Columbus, Ind., Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023.
The items were delivered by sheriff office employees this morning to the two agencies.






