Fairfield County police departments donate body armor to Ukraine citizens
Police departments across Fairfield County joined forces to donate body armor to Ukrainian citizens.
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Mar 21, 2022, 4:26 PM
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586ds agoPolice
departments across Fairfield County joined forces to donate body armor to
Ukrainian citizens.
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than 200 used ballistic vests and helmets have been donated from a dozen police
departments in the area.
State
Rep. Laura Devlin says she heard at a rally at the Ukrainian American Club in
Southport that there was a dire need for body armor.
Devlin
says she contacted Fairfield Police Chief Robert Kalamaras who then spoke with
other police departments to see if they had previously worn gear to donate.
Fairfield
Police are working with the Ukrainian American Coordinating Council to ship the
ballistic vests and helmets to Ukraine.
The
gear will be distributed to members of the military, territorial defenses and
civilians.
Fairfield
Police say police departments in other Connecticut counties are also coming
together to do the same.
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