Ringgold police receive donation for K-9 protective vest

Published on November 13, 2018

The Ringgold Police Department recently received a donation from a local business to purchase a protective vest for its K-9 Unit drug dog. For the past couple of years, the Ringgold PD has been proudly represented by its four-legged officer, Shelby. Now, thanks to the generosity of Mashburn Equipment LLC in Ringgold, Shelby will be safer while out on patrol.

“It really was a great, much appreciated donation, and we’re happy to get the vest for our K-9,” Chief Dan Bilbrey said.

Although Shelby has been with the department for awhile, she recently got a new handler in Officer Joshua VanDyke. Bilbrey says VanDyke recently went through some of his handler certification training and that the duo is already making contributions in the field. Read More