BREAKING GROUND: Helping Build A ”Stronger Shield” – The K9 Sgt. Sean M. Gannon K9 & Police Training Center Project is progressing. Excavation machinery is clearing the land and preparing for the next step in production. The Yarmouth Police Foundation is funding this project and are accepting donations of all types. If you would like more information their web site is http://www.yarmouthpolicefoundation.org or visit the Yarmouth Police Foundation on Facebook. (9/20/19)
Cape Cod 5 Donates $5,000 on behalf of Employees to Yarmouth Police Foundation – Cape Cod 5 recently presented a $5,000 donation to the Yarmouth Police Foundation on behalf of all Bank employees and in honor of Yarmouth Police K-9 Sergeant Sean Gannon and K-9 Nero. As part of Cape Cod 5’s annual Employee Appreciation Week earlier this year, employees were asked to nominate a local nonprofit of their choosing and nominees were then voted upon by all employees. This year, the Yarmouth Police Foundation received the most votes and was therefore selected as the donation recipient. “Our employees were in overwhelming agreement to support the Yarmouth Police Foundation and the heroism of Sergeant Gannon, K-9 Nero and all Officers who make sacrifices every day to keep us safe,” said Dorothy A. Savarese, President and CEO of Cape Cod 5. “Cape Cod 5 is proud to present this grant and we remain grateful and supportive of all first responders in our community.” The donation was presented to Mike Sahagian, President of the Yarmouth Police Foundation and Chief Frank Frederickson at the Yarmouth Police Department on Wednesday, July 24, by Savarese and several Cape Cod 5 employees who attended on behalf of everyone in the organization. (7/30/19)
Yarmouth Police Open First Phase of Gannon Training Complex – To be completed in four phases… The K9 Sergeant Sean M. Gannon K9 Police Officer Training Complex will be a Police Officer training complex located at the Yarmouth Police Department Headquarters in West Yarmouth. The facility will the first of its kind on Cape Cod enabling Law Enforcement Officers and K-9 teams to train regionally in realistic environments in a dedicated and secure area.
The Complex will provide:
• Interactive simulation technology for patrol officers who remain exposed to the threats and dangers facing us all over America.
• On-site mock house for the K9, Police Officers, and S.W.A.T. team’s realistic training environment
• Next-generation K-9 and Police Officer Obstacle Training Course
• Enclosed live-round training range.
The complex will be named and dedicated in honor of Yarmouth Police Department K9 Sergeant Sean Gannon who was murdered in the line of duty on April 12, 2018, while executing an arrest warrant in the Town of Barnstable. K9 Sergeant Gannon was an eight-year veteran of the Yarmouth Police Department and had taken part in planning the initial stages of the Training Complex concept just prior to his death. He was also part of the Emergency Management Unit, a part-time member of the Proactive Anti-Crime Team, and was the first K9 narcotics officer for YPD. Gannon’s canine partner, Nero, was also shot and has recovered from his wounds. Sean Gannon was posthumously promoted to K9 Sergeant. The Yarmouth Police Foundation continues to seek donations to help fund this project. (2/15/19)
$40,000 Donation!
Local Cape Cod resident and YPD supporter Clint Ludwig was at the YPD to donate $40,000 in honor of his late father Roger Ludwig and the WENY Charitable Trust. The donation was made by the WENY Charitable Trust directly to Yarmouth Police Foundation for Project Stronger Shield and will be used to help build the Sergeant Sean M. Gannon K9 and Police Training Center on the grounds of YPD. For more information about the Training Center please visit the Yarmouth Police Foundation on Facebook or at www.yarmouthpolicefoundation.org (1/16/19)
Training room allows officers to confront real-life scenarios
The new training room is the first phase of construction of the Sgt. Sean M. Gannon K-9/Police Officer Training Facility, a $1.2 million state-of-the-art complex planned on the department’s grounds. The facility, which will be paid for entirely through donations to the Yarmouth Police Foundation, will also include a mock house, obstacle course and contained shooting range. The range, which will be enclosed in a soundproof, bulletproof container, is the only place where live rounds will be fired. (2/6/19)
Yarmouth Police Foundation Launches STRONGER SHIELD
The Yarmouth Police Foundation has launched a capital campaign for a state-of-the-art officer training complex at the town’s police headquarters. The first-of-its-kind Sgt. Sean Gannon K-9/Police Training Facility would allow Yarmouth officers and law enforcement across the Cape to train in realistic environments. The goal of the Stronger Shield campaign is to raise funding for an interactive simulation room, an on-site mock house, K-9 obstacle training course and live-round firing range Police Chief Frank Frederickson said he is pleased the foundation took on the responsibility of providing the facilities the department needs. Chatham resident Roger Ludwig has pledged to make two $150,000 donations for the project. Ludwig expressed an interest for the facility to be used by all Cape Cod police departments. “We need here and everywhere training, more training,” Ludwig said. “Everybody needs training. I was a CPA and I had to train all the time.” The second and third phases will see the construction of a 40-foot by 80-foot on-site mock house building that will be used as a realistic training environment for K-9, Police and S.W.A.T. units, and a next generation K-9 and Police obstacle course. The fourth phase, the construction of an enclosed live-round training range for tactical and qualification training.
The timetable for that phase will depend on fundraising. The total project is expected to cost approximately $1.2 million. The Yarmouth Police Foundation is accepting donations for the project at yarmouthpolicefoundation.org. Money will also be raised from the sale of K-9 Nero Hero Pup stuffed animals. They can be ordered at www.kscopestore.com/YPD_Gannon.
The facility is named after Sgt. Gannon who was shot and killed in the line of duty in Marstons Mills in April. The project was vetted through the Gannon Family. (9/28/18)
Yarmouth nonprofit raises money to buy police dog camera
The Yarmouth Police Foundation made another powerful and measurable impact on the safety of our law abiding Citizens, our dedicated Police Officers, and our beloved Canines by donating the $30,000 K9 Storm Intruder Camera System to the Yarmouth Police Department K9 Unit to be used by K9 Satu and his handler Yarmouth Police Officer Michael Kramer. Through their leadership and the support and generosity of good citizens all over Cape Cod and beyond, we have obtained this vital piece of life-saving equipment, the first of its kind on Cape Cod. (6/11/18)
Drone Demo Day at YPD 12/7/17
The YPD K-9 Kennel Project
The “Peter McClelland Yarmouth Police K-9 Kennel” Project for the YPD K-9s is complete and we held the Grand Opening Ceremony on November 12, 2016. We want to thank everyone who helped make this building possible, especially Mike Nardone and Mrs. Mary Benton. The kennel will provide a safe and comfortable place for the K-9s while the officers are at the station or at court. (12/1/16)
YPF Donates $12,000 Worth of Clothing to YPD
The jackets were presented to officers during a ceremony on Tuesday at Yarmouth Police Headquarters. The Foundation raised the funds from citizens in Yarmouth and across the Cape and purchased specially made Blauer Police Jackets through a special discounted price from Regency Police Supply in Hyannis. The Foundation is also currently in the midst of construction on a new K-9 kennel at the police station. (7/16/16)
Yarmouth Police Foundation Established
We are pleased to announce that the “Yarmouth Police Foundation”, a voluntary group of Yarmouth citizens, sanctioned by Yarmouth Police Chief Frank Frederickson, is now a 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Corporation under the United States IRS, effective July 24, 2013.
