An organization supporting children with autism and their families got some help from a group of unshaven Yakima police officers.

​Fifty-six Yakima police officers and support staff participated in the “No-Shave November” fundraiser, which this year benefited the Yakima-based nonprofit Lynchpin Foundation, city spokesman Randy Beehler said. The patrol officers’ union matched the contribution, giving the group close to $6,000, Beehler said.