DuPont News, October 29, 2009
DuPont Donates Vests to NJ Police & K-9 Partners
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| (left to right) Sheriff Chuck Miller and Bland Dickey look on as Sgt. Rob Hans talks about the vest donation |
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| (left to right) Officer William Robinson, Sgt. Rob Hans and Officer George Mottola and their dogs are receiving custom-fit ballistic vests made with DuPont™ Kevlar®. |
To show continued appreciation of local law enforcement, the
DuPont Chambers Works site in Deepwater, N.J., recently donated six vests made with
DuPont™ Kevlar® ballistic protection to three K-9 police officers and their dogs. Each vest was custom-made to fit each individual dog and its handler.
At the county K-9 Training Facility, Plant Manager Bland Dickey presented Kevlar® body armor vests to the Salem County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Unit and Salem City Police Department. A crowd of approximately 50 local elected officials, law enforcement officials, K-9 police officers, and members of the site’s Community Advisory Panel attended the presentation.
“We are pleased to donate these vests to our local police and their canine partners,” Bland said. “And we are extremely proud to manufacture products at Chambers Works that protect law enforcement and military personnel.”
Salem County Sheriff Chuck Miller expressed appreciation for the donation, by saying, “DuPont has again shown its commitment to our community by helping protect police officers,” Miller said.
During the ceremony, Officer Christopher Leary of the Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey Police Department, shared the importance of wearing body armor. Leary, who was shot in the upper right torso by a suspected burglar during a routine traffic stop in July 2006, credits body armor for saving his life. Leary now is a member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police/DuPont™ Kevlar® Survivors Club®.
“I really appreciate what DuPont is doing,” Leary said. “My ballistic vest helped save my life.”
