Chief Issa Shahin, Commander Bazzi, and Sgt. Carpenter, K-9 Team Cpl. Gibson and K-9 Loki with Ahmad Nehme (Photo: Dearborn Police)
DEARBORN, Mich (FOX 2) - The Dearborn Police Department was in a contest for a grant that would support its K-9 department but unfortunately did not win.
While the contest was ongoing, the department said a resident, Ahmad Nehme, reached out and said he would donate $2,500 if the department didn't receive the grant.
Nehme gave the department a check on Friday.
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Several Michigan law enforcement agencies were in the Aftermath K-9 Grant contest, which was open to voting. The Kent County Sheriff's Office in west Michigan received $250 for an honorable mention.