Berlin Lions Give BPD Gift Of New Police Vehicle

BERLIN, CT — Thanks to the Berlin Lions Club, the town's police force has a nice weapon should it have to catch bad guys in hard-to-get areas of town or fine folks off the beaten path.

The Berlin Lions Club recently donated a special side-by-side utility task vehicle for the Berlin Police Department, the BPD announced this week.

In addition to the UTV, the "generous donation" also included a trailer for the vehicle.

"Special thanks to Lion’s President Gary Schmidt and the Lion’s Club Board as well as Lion’s members Greg Dehm who proposed the idea and Ed Arasimowicz for assisting with logistics," wrote the BPD vial social media.

Department officials said, "for many years" they had to borrow UTVs from surrounding departments.

"The Berlin police appreciate all the Berlin Lion’s Club do to support not only the police department but the Berlin community," wrote the BPD. "Also thanks to retired Officer Bob Canto for donating a light bar to equip the new UTV."

To see the full Berlin Police Department Facebook post, including pictures, click on this link.