Crime & Safety
GoFundMe Page Launched to Support Fairfield K-9 Unit
The department's K-9 unit is entirely funded by corporate and private donations from the community.
A GoFundMe account has been launched to help support the Fairfield Police Department’s K-9 unit, which is entirely funded by corporate and private donations from the community.
The page states that the K-9 unit “does not replace a Police Officer, but serves as a valuable tool in combating and deterring crime. It is often the determining factor in conducting a search or achieving a peaceful arrest.”
It also lists the use of the K-9 unit in the following incidents:
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- Building searches
- Tracking and searching for missing persons, suspects or evidence
- Apprehension of criminal suspects
- Narcotic raids and searches
- Crowd control for violent and/or unruly crowds
- Handler & Officer Protection
The department has listed a fundraising goal of $13,500 on the page, which was created Nov. 17. About $425 had been raised as of Friday afternoon. (Update: More than $1,000 had been raised as of 5 p.m. on Saturday)
Donations to the K-9 program are tax deductible under section 170(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code.
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To make an online donation, visit the GoFundMe page here.
Pictured: Retired Fairfield K-9 Ruger
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