{"id":20607,"date":"2019-01-23T15:31:37","date_gmt":"2019-01-23T21:31:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.flovalleynews.com\/?p=20607"},"modified":"2019-01-23T15:31:37","modified_gmt":"2019-01-23T21:31:37","slug":"ryan-griffin-memorial-foundation-provides","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flovalleynews.com\/?p=20607","title":{"rendered":"Ryan Griffin Memorial Foundation Provides . . ."},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em><strong>Funds to Buy K-9 for HPD<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h1>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20593\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20593\" style=\"width: 296px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flovalleynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/IntroHPDK-9Jessie-ThE91884.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-20593 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flovalleynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/IntroHPDK-9Jessie-ThE91884-296x500.jpg?resize=296%2C500\" alt=\"IntroHPDK-9Jessie-Th#E91884\" width=\"296\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20593\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">HAZELWOOD\u2019S NEW K-9 OFFERS PAW FOR HAND SHAKE AT COUNCIL MEETING INTRODUCTION \u2013 HPD\u2019s new K-9 Handler, P.O. James Petty, commands his partner, K-9 Jessie \u2013 \u201cThe Griff Dog\u201d to sit and shake hands during their introduction at a recent City Council meeting.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Hazelwood Police Department (HPD) has added a new law enforcement team to its police force. The team consists of K-9 Jessie \u2013 \u201cThe Griff Dog\u201d and Handler, P.O. James P. Petty. Lt. Andy Eagan, who oversees and supervises the department\u2019s K-9 unit introduced them at a recent City Council meeting.<\/p>\n<p>K-9 Jessie \u2013 \u201cThe Griff Dog\u201d was born in the Netherlands on Oct. 8, 2017. She is a female Belgian Malinois. The HPD conducted a selection process for the handler position and P.O. Petty was chosen as the best candidate. He has been with the HPD for over 10 years. He came to the department with K-9 experience from another law enforcement agency.<\/p>\n<p>Both of them started training together on Aug. 27, 2018, with AMPWDA Master Trainer Brian Dowdy at Dowdy Dawgs. They graduated from this training academy on November 1, 2018. K-9 Jessie \u2013 \u201cThe Griff Dog\u201d and P.O. James Petty are certified in various illicit narcotics detection and tracking techniques. They currently serve the Hazelwood community as part of the department\u2019s K-9 Unit which is in the Neighborhood Patrol Group.<\/p>\n<p>A special \u201cthank you\u201d goes to The Ryan Griffin Memorial Foundation for its generosity in providing the funding needed to obtain K-9 Jessie \u2013 \u201cThe Griff Dog,\u201d DSN 501. This Foundation, which is a non-profit group, was created by Rick and Kim Griffin in memory of their son, Ryan. Lt. Eagan introduced both of them at the City Council meeting where they made an oversized $10,000 check presentation to the Hazelwood Police Department. Hazelwood Police Chief Gregg Hall was there to accept the check and to present a beautiful plaque to the Griffins as a gesture of the department\u2019s appreciation for their generosity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want to thank the Griffin family and the Ryan Griffin Memorial Foundation for their continued dedication to law enforcement and their drive to help combat the drug epidemic in our society,\u201d Hazelwood Police Chief<\/p>\n<p>Gregg Hall said.<\/p>\n<p>According to Kim Griffin, \u201cMy son, Ryan, will forever be 20 years old.\u201d She was the one who found him dead in his room. He passed away from an accidental heroin overdose on April 28, 2007. Since Ryan was a wrestler, his parents have used the Foundation to raise money and provide $78,000 worth of college scholarships for wrestlers in both public and private high schools. 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