By Erica Thomas
The Huntsville Police Department’s K9 unit is $1,000 richer thanks to an online contest. The department placed runner-up in the Aftermath K9 Grant contest.
People were asked to go online and vote. There was a total of over 500,000 votes on K9 first responders.
“Thank you everyone for voting for our K9 unit!” Huntsville PD posted on Facebook. “We are proud to announce we were awarded a $1,000 grant as a runner-up. The money will go to our K9 unit for training!”
In all, $29,000 in grants were awarded.
The purpose of the contest was to support law enforcement nationwide, according to organizers. Those organizers said they are already preparing for the 2022 competition. They encourage all first responders, including firemen, to submit photos for the contest every year.
The winners, runners-up and honorable mentions for 2021 are listed below:
$5,000 Grand Prize Tier winners
Tier 1 – Woodway Public Safety Department, TX
Tier 2 – Albany Police Department, OR
Tier 3 – Chisago County Sheriff’s Office, MN
Tier 4 – Hoffman Estates Police Department, IL
$1,000 Runners-up
Beatrice Police Department, NE
Charlton Police Department, MA
Palm Bay Police Department, FL
Huntsville Police Department, AL
$500 Honorable Mentions
South Windsor Police Department, CT
Kansas City Fire Department, KS
City of Lackawanna Police Department, NY
Prescott Valley Police Department, AZ
Boynton Beach Police Department, FL
San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District, CA
Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office, GA
$250 Honorable Mentions
Alton Police Department, IL
Evansville Police Department, IN
Kenosha Police Department, WI
Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office, LA
St. John Police Department, IN
Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, IA
