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PA K9 NEWS
IED Tracking Seminar
On May 27, 2015, PA K9 Assistance Foundation was able to host the location for the PENN VET WORKING DOG CENTER I.E.D. Tracking Seminar. The seminar was held at Autumn Breeze Acres which is a horse and sheep farm in Doylestown PA. The seminar was well attended by teams from both PA and NJ and was extremely successful. The premise of the seminar was specifically aimed towards explosive K9 teams and based on tactics and deployments in the search for "cop killer Eric Frein" in Pike, Monroe, and Wayne Counties in Pennsylvania. Several Handlers commented that they were appreciative that this training was different and not like their usual in-services. There was several new and different techniques and approaches that was learned by all.
PA K9 Assistance Foundation Wins A New Vehicle
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In October 2013, PA K9 Assistance Foundation participated in a fundraising campaign/contest through Toyota's 100 Cars for Good and was one of 100 non-profit 501c3 organizatons that won a new Toyota vehicle by popular vote. In February 2014, PA K9 took delivery of a 2014 Toyota Sienna van through Thompson Toyota in Doylestown PA. The vehicle graphics were designed and applied by Nathan Granoff and Brian Stasick of Design Star 3- Targeted Marketing in Pipersville PA. The van will be use to help promote the needs of Police K9 teams and to help us transport and deliver equipment to K9 teams.
PA K9 Assistance Foundation gives back at the 2013 Middletown Grange Fair
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On August 15, 2013 PA K9 Assistance Foundation made an unprecedented donation to
the Bucks County Explosive K9 Team Task Force of training aids with the help of Tripwire Operations Group,LLC that will help them protect the community and hopefully prevent any future tragedies such as the Boston Marathon Bombing. The donation was requested by the task force leader, Sgt Jason Braim of the Lower Makefield Township Police Department, in 2010. The expense of these kits had prevented our ability to honor this request until now.
the Bucks County Explosive K9 Team Task Force of training aids with the help of Tripwire Operations Group,LLC that will help them protect the community and hopefully prevent any future tragedies such as the Boston Marathon Bombing. The donation was requested by the task force leader, Sgt Jason Braim of the Lower Makefield Township Police Department, in 2010. The expense of these kits had prevented our ability to honor this request until now.
PA K9 Assistance Foundation President Mike Decher accepting a donation from Montgomery County PA District Attorney Risi Ferman and her staff. Cheltenham Twp PD K9 Handler Mike Moore and K9 Odie, Jenkintown Borough PD K9 Handler Rick Tucker and K9 Rocky, and Whitemarsh Twp PD K9 Handler Matt Stadulis and K9 Brock also attending the very generous and special event.
Montco D.A. employees give to K-9 assistance organization
By CARL HESSLER Jr.
chessler@21st-centurymedia.com
Friday, July 19,2013
Montgomery County District Attorney Risa Vetri Ferman
presents a $2,000 donation to PA K-9 Assistance Foundation President Mike Decher
as district attorney’s employees, who raised the funds, look on. (Photo by Carl
Hessler Jr./ 21st Century Media)
NORRISTOWN — With canines at her side on what was probably the sultriest day
of the dog days of summer, Montgomery County’s top law enforcer showed her
support for taking a bite out of crime with police K-9 units.
District Attorney Risa Vetri Ferman presented a check for $2,000 to the PA
K-9 Assistance Foundation, a nonprofit group that helps underfunded K-9 teams
statewide purchase necessary safety and training equipment that will aid and
protect them while they carry out their duties.
“If you have a K-9 officer, there are many different costs associated with
taking care of the K-9, and oftentimes, unfortunately, there are different types
of expenses that local jurisdictions and municipalities can’t afford,” Ferman
said. “So the K-9 Assistance Foundation will provide grants for those kinds of
agencies.”
As the marble steps of the courthouse glistened in the hot summer heat,
officers from Jenkintown, Cheltenham and Whitemarsh police departments and their
panting K-9 partners proudly looked on as Ferman presented the check to Mike
Decher, president of the PA K-9 Assistance Foundation.
“I’m ecstatic. We consider it a significant donation. It will go a long way
to help protect police dogs in Pennsylvania,” Decher said. “We supply equipment
that they need for training, such as bite sleeves, bite suits, scratch pants,
muzzles or collars, whatever they need.”
Several times during the brief ceremony the courageous canines headed to
their water bowls for refreshment as supportive but sweltering employees of the
district attorney’s office petted them and showed them a lot of love.
“He’s as strong as an ox,” Whitemarsh Police Officer Matthew Stadulis said to
one onlooker admiring K-9 Brock, a German Shepherd that performs apprehension
and explosive detection duties.
With the extreme heat definitely on the minds of everyone who attended the
ceremony, Decher mentioned that a lot of requests are submitted for temperature
alert systems for the K-9 cars, which protect the dogs while they are inside the
police vehicles on extreme hot or cold days.
“Essentially, if the temperature gets too high in the car, it sends out an
alert to the handler through a couple of different means and basically tells the
handler you’ve got to get out and check on your dog to make sure they’re OK,”
Decher explained.
The foundation partners with individuals, businesses and community
organizations to provide equipment, food, medical care and supplies for police
dogs throughout the state. The organization, based in Bucks County, generally
relies on donations from the public to support its activities.
Ferman made the contribution in honor of Kadence and Brad Fox Jr., the
children of fallen Plymouth Township Police Officer Brad Fox, a K-9 officer who
died in the line of duty on Sept. 13, 2012. Fox’s K-9 partner Nick, who was
injured during the September incident, is retired from police duty and now lives
with the Fox family.
“It quickly became evident to all that Nick was not merely a police dog that
served to protect Officer Fox and the public, but also an integral member of the
entire Fox family and the Plymouth Township community as a whole,” Ferman
said.
The contribution was funded by employees of the district attorney’s office
who participate in an office dress-down program. The program, which began in
2010, allows certain employees to wear casual attire each Friday in exchange for
a $1 charitable contribution. The staff then decides where to send the
donation.
Ferman admits she’s not a fan of dress down days in the workplace but she
said doing it for charity is worthwhile. Ferman said she began the program after
learning that the Montgomery County Domestic Relations Office had started a
similar program.
“The office staff has been absolutely incredible. There are some people who
put a little bit more money in each week just to help raise the amounts and make
sure that we have money to donate to a charity. When it comes time to pick the
charity, there are many different ideas that float around, and they’re all
incredibly worthy,” Ferman said.
“But this one in particular was special, in light of what happened last year
with us losing a police officer in Montgomery County. The aftermath of that, it
really brought to the forefront of everyone’s thinking about the importance of
our K9 officers and the need to make sure that they have the supplies and the
resources that they need to be safe because they are out there protecting us,”
Ferman added. “I think everyone in the D.A.’s office was excited about the
opportunity to do something to support our K-9 officers.”
For more information about the PA K-9 Assistance Foundation, interested
parties can visit the foundation’s website www.PAK9Assistance.org
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Manheim Borough Police K9 Unit
PA K9 Assistance Foundation latest donation was a temperature alert and deployment system to
Manheim Borough Police Department.
K9 Bayne is a one-year-old German shepherd/malinois mix and his partner, Officer Aaron
Szulborski, were officially placed in service on May 28,2013.
K9 Bayne is trained in patrol and narcotics detection.
Manheim Borough Police Department.
K9 Bayne is a one-year-old German shepherd/malinois mix and his partner, Officer Aaron
Szulborski, were officially placed in service on May 28,2013.
K9 Bayne is trained in patrol and narcotics detection.
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As of May 2, 2013 there have been 779 Police Officers in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania killed in the line of duty since 1791.
The "Officer Down Memorial Page" link below details each Officer killed by department. Remember those who sacrificed EVERYTHING for you!!
http://www.odmp.org/search/browse?state=PA
To all our Brothers and Sisters in Blue......STAY SAFE!!
