Montco K-9 Jerry Receives Body Armor Donation

NORRISTOWN, PA — Great news for a beloved local K-9 Officer: K-9 Jerry has received the donated protective vest which was formally donated to him earlier this year.

The bullet and stab protective vest comes from Vested Interest in K9s, a nonprofit working to provide lifesaving body armor for working dogs around the county. The donated vest has a value between $1,744 and $2,283, according to officials.

The vest will be embroidered with a memorial for a fallen K9 officer: "In memory of K9 Rocco, Pittsburgh Bureau of Police."

The donation was announced in January, and the vest was made, shipped to Norristown, and arrived for Jerry this week.

Vested Interest has provided more than $2.4 million in donations, a total of 2,800 protective vests, in all 50 states.

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Image via Norristown Police Department