Punxsutawney Police Department

Punxsutawney Borough Police Department’s K9 Fury has received donation of body armor Punxsutawney Borough Police Department’s K9 Fury has received a bullet and stab protective vest thanks to a charitable donation from non-profit organization Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. K9 Fury’s vest was sponsored by Suzanne Lovell of Dallas, TX and embroidered with the sentiment Born to Love-Trained to Serve-Loyal Always.... Vested Interest in K9s, Inc., established in 2009, is a 501(c)(3) charity whose mission is to provide bullet and stab protective vests and other assistance to dogs of law enforcement and related agencies throughout the United States. This potentially lifesaving body armor for four-legged K9 officers is U.S. made, custom fitted, and NIJ certified. Since its inception, Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. has provided over 4,275 vests to K9s in all 50 states at a value of $6.9 million, made possible by both private and corporate donations. The program is open to U.S. dogs that are at least 20 months old and actively employed and certified with law enforcement or related agencies. K9s with expired vests are also eligible to participate. There are an estimated 30,000 law enforcement K9s throughout the United States. Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. accepts tax-deductible contributions in any amount, while a single donation of $960 will sponsor one vest. Each vest has a value of $1,744-$2,283, weighs an average of 4-5 lb., and comes with a five-year warranty. For more information, or to learn about volunteer opportunities, please call 508-824-6978. Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. provides information, lists events, and accepts donations at www.vik9s.org, or you may mail your contribution to P.O. Box 9, East Taunton, MA 02718 Vested Interest in K9s, Inc.

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On February 6th, 2021 K9 Fury was requested to assist the Pennsylvania State Police. K9 Fury was deployed to perform an exterior free air sniff of the vehicle. K9 Fury indicated to the odor of illegal narcotics. The Pennsylvania State Police then obtained a search warrant for the vehicle resulting in the seizure of approximately 590 grams or 1.3 lbs of methamphetamine with an estimated street value of over $47,000.

Happy Groundhog Day from the second most famous animal in Punxsutawney.

Congratulations to the winners!

The Punxsutawney PD would like to thank Will and Carrie Ford for doing a Schwans Raffle Give-away for the K9 Unit. Together with the help of the community they raised a total of 3,290 dollars to donate. 100% of the money raised was donated to the K9 fund and the Ford’s are providing the meals to the 2 lucky winners! Carrie did a live drawing on her fb page to announce the winners earlier today. Thank you again to everyone who contributed to this great cause!

John W. Jenks Lodge # 534 making a donation to the K9 Unit. Thank you for the continued support.

We would like to thank Walmart Punxsutawney for approving the community grant to help fund the K9 Unit.

K-9 Fury was able to assist the Pennsylvania State Police at a traffic stop in Henderson Township. K-9 Fury alerted to the odor of narcotics which lead to the seizure of over 2 ounces of Methamphetamine , Marijuana and approximately $1,200 dollars in cash.

Halloween Night Methamphetamine seizure. K9 Fury and Officers of the Punxsy PD seized approximately 2.6 ounces of methamphetamine, over 500 dollars in cash and other miscellaneous drug paraphernalia from an incident that occurred on Hampton Avenue.