Help NHPD Win A New SUV

NEW HAVEN, CT - From Vested Interest in K9s: Despite the best efforts of our top-notch maintenance division, the NHPD fleet is in need of updates and none more than some of the K9 Officer’s vehicles.

We need your help! We need your votes! And yes, you can vote every day!

The NHPD is battling twenty-nine other departments across the country for a new, free to us, Chevrolet Tahoe.

The New Haven Police Department has been named one of 30 finalists in the Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. – K9 Law Enforcement Sports Utility Vehicle Giveaway. Officer Martin Feliciano and his partner “Ax” will compete for public votes to win a new Chevy Tahoe SUV with a Police Package and additional K9 unit customizations – a prize worth up to $50,000.

Feliciano’s and Ax’s current ride is a “very old” Crown Vic “that’s seen much better days”, said K9 Team coordinator Lieutenant Renée Dominguez. “We need this much more than any other department in the running”, she said.

The public is invited vote once per day for Feliciano and Ax on the charity’s contest page. Public voting runs from 12:00:01 AM, October 1, 2018 to 11:59:59 PM EST October 31, 2018. The K9 team with the most votes by the end of the contest wins the new Chevy Tahoe SUV. Cast votes and view official rules here www.vik9s.org/suvgiveaway . The winner will be announced on the Vested Interest in K9s website and social media sites. Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. is a 501c (3) charity, located in East Taunton, MA.Their mission is to provide bullet and stab protective vests and other assistance to dogs of law enforcement and related agencies throughout the United States.

The non-profit was established in 2009 to assist law enforcement agencies with this potentially lifesaving body armor and other services for their four-legged K9 officers. Since its inception, Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. provided over 3,100 protective vests, in 50 states, through private and corporate donations, at a value of $5.7 million dollars.

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