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One of the lesser known ways communities can help police departments navigate through the ongoing budget crunch is through equipment donations. “Civic organizations, businesses and
others can greatly help by donating laptops, computers and other items,” suggests Chief West. “We don’t have the financial resources to spend on those right now.”
Chief Richardson explains that his K-9 division relies solely on donations and their annual crab feed fundraiser. “We’ve been able
to raise enough money and thanks to our community, are able to
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Hospitality House is a small company locally owned and
Sheriff Christianson praises the Stanislaus Community Foundation,
community for more than 25 years. Due to our experience, we
whose mission is to mobilize resources and guide their use to promote
a vibrant and sustainable community, as an outstanding resource in helping to marshal support to assist the law enforcement agencies.
“All police departments are a reflection of their communities,” Chief Hampton emphasizes. “We can only be as effective as the support of our businesses and residents allow us to be.”
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but we often don’t hear about that. We are here to protect the people,
concludes. “We must continue build stronger partnerships, further
community collaboration and focus on protecting the community.
By recognizing that we’re all in this together, we’ll be able to fight the challenges of the economy and meet the demands of public safety. Working together, we will persevere.”
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