Modesto Police Canine Association

Modesto Police Canine Association Tax ID #: 77-0525624 PO Box 4277 Modesto, CA 95352 To our Supporters,... After much deliberation, new developments, and recent increased measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19, we have made the difficult decision to cancel our 11th annual Crab Feed Fundraiser Dinner which had been rescheduled to August 29th, 2020. This decision was not made lightly, and took into consideration the health and safety of our supporters, volunteers, and employees who will be involved in making our fundraiser a success. We had waited until the last possible moment to cancel this, and did not make this decision lightly or un-informed. We worked closely with our venue, as well as with local rules and regulations, and had continued to hope we would be able to proceed forward with our annual fundraiser. We understand the impact Covid-19 has had on our community, and our supporters. Because of this we are offering two options for all those who still possess tickets to our event. Option 1; You can hold on to your 2020 tickets, and exchange them for tickets to our 2021 event which is tentatively scheduled for April 2021. Option 2; you can exchange the tickets for a full refund. We apologize for the inconvenience, and will honor the tickets with one of the two options above. We are very upset over this decision as well, as this is our major fundraiser of the year and the funds raised goes toward supporting current K-9’s, retired K-9’s, and the purchase of new K-9’s. We had already invested money into this years event, which we will be unable to recuperate until next years fundraiser. For any information on how to refund your tickets, or exchange for next year, please contact us via e-mail at the following; Ryan Vander Tuig - [email protected] , Kalani Souza - [email protected] , or Tyler Caldwell - [email protected] Thank you for your continued support, and we look forward too seeing you all in 2021! M.P.C.A

Today we remember our fellow K-9 partner Sgt Mike Pershall. Mike was taken from us to soon at the hands of a drunk driver. Mike’s legacy lives on through the handlers who worked with him. He was a friend, handler, and mentor to us all but more importantly he was a great husband and father. We will never forget. EOW 08-22-2017

Modesto Police Canine Association Tax ID #: 77-0525624 PO Box 4277 Modesto, CA 95352 To our Supporters,... After much deliberation, new developments, and recent increased measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19, we have made the difficult decision to cancel our 11th annual Crab Feed Fundraiser Dinner which had been rescheduled to August 29th, 2020. This decision was not made lightly, and took into consideration the health and safety of our supporters, volunteers, and employees who will be involved in making our fundraiser a success. We had waited until the last possible moment to cancel this, and did not make this decision lightly or un-informed. We worked closely with our venue, as well as with local rules and regulations, and had continued to hope we would be able to proceed forward with our annual fundraiser. We understand the impact Covid-19 has had on our community, and our supporters. Because of this we are offering two options for all those who still possess tickets to our event. Option 1; You can hold on to your 2020 tickets, and exchange them for tickets to our 2021 event which is tentatively scheduled for April 2021. Option 2; you can exchange the tickets for a full refund. We apologize for the inconvenience, and will honor the tickets with one of the two options above. We are very upset over this decision as well, as this is our major fundraiser of the year and the funds raised goes toward supporting current K-9’s, retired K-9’s, and the purchase of new K-9’s. We had already invested money into this years event, which we will be unable to recuperate until next years fundraiser. For any information on how to refund your tickets, or exchange for next year, please contact us via e-mail at the following; Ryan Vander Tuig - [email protected] , Kalani Souza - [email protected] , or Tyler Caldwell - [email protected] Thank you for your continued support, and we look forward too seeing you all in 2021! M.P.C.A

It is with a heavy heart we must announce the passing of retired K-9 Kai. K-9 Kai passed peacefully with his partner retired K-9 Officer Graves by his side at their home. K-9 Ki proudly served the citizens of Modesto and the Modesto Police Department from 2008-2017 and is credited with multiple arrests and narcotics finds. He also was top dog with the WSPCA, and won multiple awards while competing. After his retirement, he enjoyed life with his family and especially the last two years when Officer Graves retired and spent everyday with him. Thank you K-9 Kai for your service. All dogs go to heaven. Until we meet again, good boy Kai, good boy.

We have made the difficult decision to postpone our 11th Annual crab feed scheduled for this Saturday the 21st. We have rescheduled to August 29th, 2020. Please refer to the attached letter for any further information on how to redeem your purchased tickets to our event. Thank you for your continued support.

Modesto Police Canine Association Press Release 03/12/2020 Author: Kalani Souza... **Crab Feed Fundraiser** We have been following the developments of the coronavirus (COVID-19), and want to ensure our supporters our annual Crab Feed fundraiser planned for Saturday Match 21st, 2020 will still be held. We understand the concerns some may have, and wanted to address such concerns. Personnel assigned to the event will continue to take all food preparation precautions, and will be wearing gloves while preparing and serving food. Good hygiene is expected of all of our volunteers, and they will be encouraged to wash their hands and change food service gloves often. We encourage all those attending to practice good hygiene, wash their hands with soap and water often, and cough/sneeze into their inner arm or elbow. If you are feeling sick, short of breath, or have a fever in the days leading up to the event, or the day of the event you are encouraged to stay home from the event and possibly have a friend or family member use your ticket to pick up a to go box. We understand some of our sponsors, or attendees, will choose to stay home amidst the concerns for various reasons. If you choose to do so, please contact Kalani Souza at [email protected] or Ryan Vander Tuig at [email protected] to make arrangements to exchange your tickets to the event for a full refund. If you choose to get a refund, please do so by Tuesday March 17th. After this date we will no longer be able to offer a refund of any sort. As always, your purchase will still be considered a tax donation as we are a non-profit per 501( c ) (3). Our event is sold out, and even if tickets are returned for refund they will not be resold. We look forward to seeing you at our 11th annual Crab Feed, and appreciate your continued support!

K-9 Hank would like to say happy tongue out Tuesday to everyone!

K-9 Cash is ready to start his Saturday night shift!

This Saturday 12/7/19 at Target on McHenry Avenue from 10AM-2PM, we will be partnering up with Sunny 102.3 for a a Christmas Toy drive benefiting the Center for Human Services. Santa and Mrs. Claus will be there, as well as live music and K-9 demonstrations!! Come out and support a great cause! #santapaws

Thanks for your service Varick! Your friends in Modesto are thinking of you and your Handler during this difficult time. #CancerSucks!

Just after midnight yesterday, Fishers (Indiana) Police were involved in a vehicle pursuit when one of the suspects bailed out of the car into a wooded area. K-...9 officer Jarred Koopman and his partner Harlej(pronounced Harley) were deployed to the scene to assist in the manhunt. Harlej immediately picked up a scent, took the lead and entered the woods to track the suspect. A short time later, the officers heard a gunshot. Harlej had been shot and killed. The gunman was located and apprehended a few hours later, suffering from a dog bite to the leg. It’s believed that Harlej saved the officers on scene by locating the armed suspect and biting him before he had a chance to fire on any of the officers. The five year old Belgian Malinois had served the Fishers Police Department for the past four years and is the first line of duty death in the history of the agency. See more

Tomorrow is the first annual Modesto SWAT Association benefit dinner. They have about 30 tickets left! This is going to be a great event, so come out and support our SWAT team! Please contact any of the listed numbers on the photo to get your tickets before they are completely sold out!