December 11, 2018
Pekin, Illinois is a small community of 35,000 people, located on the Illinois River in the Peoria metropolitan area. The city is the county seat of Tazewell County; a place where locals proudly call themselves Pekinites. It is also home to K9 Officer Ahen and the Pekin Police Department, 4th place winners of the 2018 […]
November 16, 2018
Two weeks ago, Aftermath’s announced the winners of the 2018 K9 Grant Competition. Among the top vote getters, there were some familiar names. One of those names was K9 Officer Una and the Larksville Borough Police Department of Pennsylvania. The winning team received more votes than 3,066 other competing departments; an overall total of 280,000 […]
September 25, 2018
Growing up, we remember the quintessential childhood experiences like riding a bike and attending summer camp. These experiences helped us forge friendships, build our social skills, and gave us a sense of independence. For those with special needs, these kinds of opportunities can be fewer in number, yet equally critical. iCan Bike Alpharetta draws from […]
September 7, 2018
Football, bonfires, and sweater weather is upon us and as the fall season gets underway, we’re gearing up for the start of our annual Aftermath K9 Grant. Last year, the level of community participation far exceeded our expectations. Many readers nominated and voted for their local favorites. They followed our blog and kept an eye […]
January 31, 2018
Alamogordo is a small New Mexico town of just over 30,000, situated in the Tularosa Basin of the Chihuahuan Desert. Bordered in the east by the Sacramento Mountains and to the west by White Sands National Monument, it fills the role of county seat for Otero County. Last week, Aftermath representatives traveled to New Mexico to […]
January 4, 2018
Before temperatures plummeted and everyone got caught up in the holiday spirit, we had an opportunity to speak to another one of the winners of the Aftermath 2017 K9 Grant Competition. K9 Handler and Sergeant Nolan Weiser of the Rooks County Sheriffs Department of Kansas talked with us about Deputy Koda and life in the Sunflower […]
December 27, 2017
With just one week left in 2018, we’re doubling up on our weekly dog blog by featuring two of this year’s top dogs. Today we’re showcasing our interview with 2017 Aftermath K9 Grant winners, Marietta Police Department of Marietta, Ohio. Officer McClelland spoke to us about the Marietta community and about his partner, K9 Edo. Meet […]
December 20, 2017
As we move into the holidays, we’re continuing our weekly Working Dog Wednesday feature with another of this year’s K9 Grant winners. This week we head to central Illinois and visit the Avon Police Department, who took home Fourth Place and a $2,000 prize. These funds are incredibly valuable to the tiny department. Read on […]
December 13, 2017
Winter weather got you down? A photo spread with a trio of hardworking K9s is the perfect break for a busy season. So grab a cup of coffee (or a mug of tea) and join us as we visit with Public Information Officer Sara Bustilloz and Civilian Director Officer Billy Gibbens of the Pflugerville Police Department. Pflugerville PD took 5th place […]
December 4, 2017
The 2017 K9 Grant had 8 winners, from all over the US. In this blog we head south, all the way down to Georgia, where we pay a visit to our third place winners, St. Marys Police Department. So take a break from the work week and enjoy our chat with Lt. Brock and the […]