The Cleveland Police Department participated in the Battle of the Bells challenge Monday from the local Salvation Army. The Cleveland Police Department and the Bradley Co. Sheriff's Office dueled from the two entrance doors of one the local Walmart stores.
Cleveland Police officers were scheduled to man the kettle every hour. However, the morning began with Officer Sean Bulow and Officer Russell Fredericks. After a few minutes of ringing the bell, Officer Bulow decided he would provide a little entertainment to encourage shoppers to give.
"Officers blared music through our patrol car PA system and Officer Bulow brought the crowd. A video was posted on our Cleveland TN Police Department Facebook page for our Facebook friends. Little did we know that within hours of being posted the video would go viral being shared over 10,000 times with over 800,000 views," officials said.
The Salvation Army has confirmed a total of $1,141.06 donated to the Salvation Army kettle on the CPD side in just a few hours Monday.