Annapolis PD K-9 Unit Safer With Purchase Of Alarm System, Vests

ANNAPOLIS, MD – Thanks to a grant from the Ben Roethlisberger Foundation at The Giving Back Fund, the Annapolis Police Department K-9 Unit has been able to obtain a K-9 vehicle alarm system to help keep the department’s K-9 unit safe. The Chesapeake K-9 Fund sought the $2,719 grant, which was awarded in November 2018.

The Ben Roethlisberger Foundation at The Giving Back Fund supports police and fire departments throughout the U.S. with an emphasis on support for K-9 units and service dogs, the Annapolis Police Department shared in a press release. A portion of the grant money was used to purchase two K-9 bullet and stab protective vests for Annapolis Police K-9s Cal and Roxy.

The K-9 vehicle alarm system was purchased using the remaining grant money. The alarm system will be installed in a vehicle used to transport K-9s within the Annapolis Police Department’s K-9 Unit. The alarm system is designed to ensure the health and safety of the dog while in the vehicle, especially when the handler is outside the vehicle.

The system has sensors to track temperature as well as the vehicle’s battery voltage. When problems are detected, the system activates a siren with a special warning signal, displays a message on an LCD display and sends an alert to the handler on a mobile device.