Ben Roethlisberger donates money to train the Covington K-9 officer
Updated: 1:18 p.m. EDT May 18, 2021
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger donates money to a northern Kentucky police department to help train a new K-9 officer. The Ben Roethlisberger Foundation this week announced 15 new grants that will be distributed to 15 police and K-9 programs across the country. The Covington Police Department was named as one of the fellows. Funds at Covington will go towards training Duke, a fairly new member of the department. Duke joined the division in October 2020, replacing longtime K-9 officer Ernie. “K-9 Ernie started working for our team in June 2012 and retired on October 9, 2020. Unfortunately, Ernie couldn’t enjoy his retirement for a very long time when his illness worsened and was retired on January 29, 2021. During his eight and a half years of service he has been a reliable and dedicated officer who has always been eager to start his shift to keep our community safer, “Covington Police Chief Robert Nader said in a statement. Funding from Roethlisberger will help improve the training to fund the kennel and food vet visits at Duke, as well as helping the department’s other two K-9 partners – Holly and Dino. “I want to thank Big Ben for his continued support of the four-legged cops at ours Country and for supporting the Covington Police Department’s K-9 unit in their 52nd year of service, ”said Nader. Other departments eligible for Roethlisberger Foundation grants include Che Rokee County, Kansas Sheriff’s Office, Girard City, Ohio, East Cleveland, Ohio Police Department, Findlay, Ohio Fire Department, Houston, Texas Fire Department , Lafayette, Indiana Police, Mingo County (West Virginia) Sheriff’s Office, Redondo Beach Police (California), Wahoo Police (Nebraska), and five Pennsylvania departments: Allegheny Valley Regional Police, Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office, Manor Township Police, North Fayette Township Police and Punxsutawney Borough Police.
COVINGTON, Ky. –
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger donates money to a northern Kentucky police department to help train a new K-9 officer.
The Ben Roethlisberger Foundation this week announced 15 new grants that will be distributed to 15 police and K-9 programs across the country.
The Covington Police Department was named as one of the fellows.
Funds at Covington will go towards training Duke, a fairly new member of the department.
Duke joined the division in October 2020, replacing longtime K-9 officer Ernie.
“K-9 Ernie started working for our team in June 2012 and retired on October 9, 2020. Unfortunately, Ernie was unable to enjoy his retirement for long as his illness worsened and he was retired on January 29, 2021. During his eight and a half years of service he was a reliable and dedicated officer always eager to start his shift around our ward safer, “Covington police chief Robert Nader said in a statement.
The funds from Roethlisberger will help fund Duke’s training, kennel and vet visits, as well as helping the department’s other two K-9 partners – Holly and Dino.
“I would like to thank Big Ben for their continued support for the four-legged police in our country and for supporting the Covington Police Department’s K-9 unit in their 52nd year of service,” said Nader.
Other departments to receive grants from Roethlisberger’s Foundation are the Cherokee County (Kansas) Sheriff’s Office, Girard (Ohio) City, East Cleveland (Ohio) Police Department, Findlay (Ohio) Fire Department, and Fire Department Houston, Texas and the Lafayette, Indiana Police Department. , Mingo County Sheriff’s Office (West Virginia), Redondo Beach Police (California), Wahoo Police (Nebraska) and five departments in Pennsylvania: Allegheny Valley Regional Police, Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office, Manor Township Police, North Fayette Township Police, and Punxsutawney Borough Police.
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