BEACHWOOD – After receiving a generous donation, the Beachwood Police Department will soon have its first K-9 unit.
The costs of raising and training a K-9 can be expensive, and will be supported by Dr. Caesar DePaço and his wife Deanna Padovani-DePaço. DePaco, the owner of a pharmaceutical company, has donated money to help other municipalities support their police work, such as Point Pleasant Beach and Holmdel.
“We could not have started this unit without the amazing and continued support from our governing body and very special people,” police said on behalf of Chief Glen DeMarco. “Please help us thank Dr. DePaço for his generous donation of a police K-9 to the Beachwood Police Department. We are beyond grateful for this wonderful gift to not only our agency, but our community. This law enforcement tool will be huge for our community.”
The funding for the K-9 will come completely from donations, not taxpayer dollars, police said. The new K-9 will be introduced to the public in the near future.
The borough police also thanked Ocean Township Sgt. James Capaccio, Hillsborough Officer Chris Engelhardt, Detective Allen Magory, and Beachwood/Pine Beach PBA Local #253 for all of their assistance.
Donations to the PBA can be sent to them with BWPD K-9 Unit in the memo section.
