K-9 Vehicle Donated By Sandy Springs Police

SANDY SPRINGS, GA — The K-9 Unit for the City of Ashburn, Ga. will soon have its first K-9 vehicle thanks to a donation from the City of Sandy Springs. During its meeting Tuesday, the Sandy Springs City Council approved authorization to transfer the title of the vehicle to the City of Ashburn, Georgia for its police department.

The vehicle, a 2013 Chevrolet Tahoe, is equipped with special K-9 apparatus. At 136,000 miles, the vehicle has reached its life of safe service for the Sandy Springs Police Department. The City of Ashburn, located in Turner County, south of Macon, has a K-9 unit, but operates the unit without a vehicle equipped with a kennel. That means the dog stays at the precinct until needed, which can delay certain operations.

“Creating safer communities is not limited by geographic boundaries," Sandy Springs Police Chief Ken DeSimone said. "We work in collaboration with agencies across the state. In this case, our agency was able to provide Ashburn with a much-needed tool to support their K-9 unit."

Georgia law allows a governmental agency to transfer property to another governmental agency after being declared as surplus. Sandy Springs Police has donated vehicles previously to the Georgia State Patrol and other public safety agencies. The K-9 vehicle has an estimated auction value of $2,200, and the cost to remove and dispose of the K-9 equipment is $1,600.

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