NEWPORT POLICE K-9 FUND

Newport Police Receives Community Support For K-9 Program

In the past few months, Newport Police Department reached out to the community for support in an effort to obtain a K-9 team for drug detection work. “Friends of Newport K-9” began fundraising efforts within the community to raise $70,000 in order to purchase a police service dog and provide training for an Officer who will be part of the K-9 team.

On November 7, 2008, Officer T.J. Eriksen traveled to Portland International Airport to pick up Eyan, a two year-old German Shepherd from the Czech Republic.

K-9 teams enhance a department’s ability to respond to emergencies, particularly in the areas of Officer protection, drug detection, tracking, area and building searches, and apprehension of suspects. Canines can perform these functions more quickly, efficiently, and safely than officers on foot. The K-9 team provides a significant resource to assist our personnel and other law enforcement agencies in the area, in carrying out their duties, and this ultimately results in cost savings to the taxpayers.

Law enforcement agency K-9 teams are deployed on various patrol shifts and are also available for callout as necessary. The teams dedicate approximately 8 hours to monthly maintenance training to demonstrate ongoing proficiency in their work, but in reality, every day is training when working with police service dogs. Obedience is the most important aspect of training and is the foundation for the successful performance of the other skills required of police service dogs.

K-9 teams promote an atmosphere of community awareness and positive public relations through programs and K-9 demonstrations presented for groups, organizations and school children. This ongoing positive interaction with the youth and citizens of the community, coupled with their continued support and collaborative efforts, results in an effective and well maintained K-9 Program of which any community can be proud.

Questions concerning the Newport Police K-9 Fund can be addressed to Officer T.J. Eriksen at 541-265-4852.

The K-9's Oath To Protect and Serve

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I will lay down my life for you and expect nothing but love in return.
I protect my officer with my life, and would gladly take a bullet in his or her place.
I am sent in to find lost children and fugitives on the run.
I find drugs and weapons and even bombs.
I am the first sent in and sometimes the last to leave.
I am the nose and ears of my officer.
I will protect and serve him or her.
I would die for him or her, and for you.
I only ask for compassion and a kind word.

PAADA

Partnership Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse

Donations to the K-9 Fund may be sent to:

Newport Police Department

169 SW Coast Hwy

Newport, Oregon 97365

Please make checks payable to PAADA (attn: Newport K-9 Fund)

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Coming Events by
Friends of Newport K-9

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In the future we will be hosting several events in order to raise funds for the Newport K-9 program. Our events will include concerts, T-shirt sales, auctions, a chili cook-off and a 10k run.

Dates and details of each event will be announced.

The Newport Police K-9 Fund is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt corporation through PAADA.