Guns & Hoses Charity Event Benefits Fallen Trooper's Family

ROYAL OAK, MI – Proceeds from Royal Oak’s sixth annual Guns & Hoses Charity Hockey Game later this month will be given to the family of fallen Michigan State Police Trooper Chad Wolf, 38.

Wolf died last August after he was dragged under a utility trailer for several miles after his department-issued motorcycle was struck while he was on routine patrol near Interstate 75 in Oakland County.

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The hockey benefit takes place at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 16, at the John Lindell Ice Arena in Royal Oak.

Royal Oak Police Sgt. Patrick Stanton, one of the co-founders of the Guns & Hoses event, said the local police and firefighters are “honored by the opportunity” to support Wolf’s family.

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“Some of us were fortunate enough to have met Trooper Wolf during his support of the Woodward Dream Cruise and remember him as friendly, professional and a dedicated public servant,” Stanton said in a news release.

Wolf left behind a wife and four young children.

The Guns & Hoses hockey game has raised nearly $32,000 for various charities through the Metro Detroit Area since 2010.

The police department took a 3-2 series lead in 2015 with a 10-4 win over the fire department in 2015.

More information about the Guns & Hoses event is available by emailing RoyalOakGunsAndHoses@gmail.com, follow Twitter updates @RO_GunsAndHoses or on Facebook at Facebook.com/RoyalOakGunsAndHoses.