Demonstration of the vest and the “sleeve assault” by a K-9 “officer” and his handler. Tony’s sister

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Tony Stewart Dog’s Vest Friend







In July 2001, Mrs. Susie Jean, at home in Atlanta, GA, was watching television footage of a police dog being fatally wounded in pursuit of a criminal suspect. Realizing that canine police “officers” need protection as much as their human officers, Susie began planning and networking that very night for what would become Vest ‘N Police Dog Protection (or Vest ‘N P.D.P), a non-profit organization that donates Kevlar vests to police dogs throughout the United States—free of charge. Through grassroots efforts, Susie has provided 208 vests to police dogs in 14 different states and she’s been dubbed “Dog’s Vest Friend”. Susie expressed, “My efforts are a small price to pay for our police dogs that protect their human partner as well as our communities.”

Now Tony Stewart and Susie have partnered to provide bullet-resistant & knife-resistant vests for all 30 dogs of the Indiana State Police K-9 Unit. These custom-made vests will be presented by Tony to the Indiana State Police on Thursday evening, July 24 at O’Reilly Raceway Park (ORP). The Tony Stewart Foundation extends a heartfelt THANK YOU to Jim England, President, J.D. Byrider and his staff for their hospitality in hosting our guests including Mrs. Susie Jean, her co-founder Mrs. Roz Schmitt and 28 members of the Indiana State Police with 10 of their K-9 “officers”—Kody, Gaston, Zeke, Hondo, Boss, Justice, Camo, Mojo, Andy & Shadow.

The 8:00 p.m. opening ceremonies for the USAC Midget & Silver Crown Double Header will feature a demonstration of the vest and the “sleeve assault” by a K-9 “officer” and his handler. Tony’s sister, Natalie Repenning, has graciously volunteered to play the role of the perpetrator!


Our Indiana State Police

The Indiana State Police marks 75 years of providing extraordinary law enforcement services to citizens, visitors and highway travelers of Indiana. Although much has changed since the Bureau began in 1933 with 66 men, the Indiana State Police exemplify the same mission—providing the most professional, effective and courteous police service possible at all times and with every endeavor. For more information about the Indiana State Police, visit www.isp.in.gov.


J.D. Byrider 100 USAC Silver Crown at O’Reilly Raceway Park

Tickets are available to attend the J.D. Byrider 100 USAC Silver Crown Race to be held Thursday evening, July 24, at O’Reilly Raceway Park. Reserved seats are $27.00 with General Admission tickets at $20.00; children 12 and under are admitted free of charge.

Tickets can be purchased by calling 317-291-4090 or online www.oreillyracewaypark.com.

Discount tickets can be purchased at all Indiana O’Reilly Auto Parts stores.



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Tony Stewart Foundation Equips ISP K-9's with Bullet Resistant Vests

INDIANAPOLIS, IN – What do Tony Stewart, Susie Jean and the Energizer bunny have in common? They keep going and going. Tony and Susie have partnered to provide bullet-resistant & knife-resistant vests for all 30 dogs of the Indiana State Police K-9 Unit. These custom-made vests will be presented by Tony to the Indiana State Police on Thursday evening, July 24 at O’Reilly Raceway Park (ORP). J.D. Byrider is providing hospitality for the presentation beginning at 5:15 p.m. EDT. Opening ceremonies for the USAC Midget & Silver Crown Double Header will feature a demonstration of the vest and the “sleeve assault” by a K-9 “officer” and his handler.

In July 2002, Susie was watching television footage of a police dog being fatally wounded in pursuit of a criminal suspect. Realizing that canine police ”officers” need protection as much as their human officers, Susie began planning and networking that very night for what would become Vest ‘N Police Dog Protection (or Vest ‘N P.D.P), a non-profit organization that donates Kevlar vests to police dogs throughout the United States – free of charge.

Through grassroots efforts, Susie has provided 169 vests to police dogs in 22 different states and she’s been dubbed “Dog’s Vest Friend”. Susie expressed, “My efforts are a small price to pay for our police dogs that protect their human partner as well as our communities.”

Tony Stewart loves animals. He has dedicated a portion of his foundation to supporting organizations which provide care for abused, endangered or homeless animals as well as supporting programs that provide animal welfare through specific programming. Susie, with great optimism, submitted a grant application to the Tony Stewart Foundation to request funds to provide vests for the current 14 Indiana State Police K-9 ‘officers’. Tony, upon learning that the state’s K-9 program was expanding to 30 units, responded with funds for 40 vests – 30 to protect all K-9 units of the Indiana State Police plus 10 additional vests for dogs waiting in Georgia, New Mexico, North Carolina and Minnesota. Today, Susie’s count for vests donated is 209… and she’s racing off to continue her work to provide vests in more communities.

Indiana State Police Superintendent Dr. Paul Whitesell stated, “On behalf of the Indiana State Police, I wish to offer my most sincere appreciation for the Tony Stewart Foundation and their generous donation to our K-9 program. Their generosity has enabled the purchase of K-9 vests that will greatly enhance the safety of our work dog program. The nature of their duties routinely puts them at physical risk of death and injury. Police work dogs give everything they have in the service of mankind. How nice it is to be able to give them something in return. I speak from experience when I say that nobody loves their dog more than a police K-9 handler. For all of my Troopers – two legged and four, thank you, Tony Stewart Foundation.”

The Indiana State Police marks 75 years of providing extraordinary law enforcement services to citizens, visitors and highway travelers of Indiana. Although much has changed since it began in 1933 with 66 men, the Indiana State Police exemplify the same mission – providing the most professional, effective and courteous police service possible at all times and with every endeavor.


To learn more about Vest ‘N P.D.P. visit Susie’s web site, www.vestnpdp.com.

To catch up with Tony and his philanthropic work, visit www.tonystewartfoundation.org.

For more information about the Indiana State Police, visit www.isp.in.gov.

Source: Indiana State Police

Re: Demonstration of the vest and the “sleeve assault” by a K-9 “officer” and his handler. Tony’s sister

Awesome article, I raise shepherds, and the father of my youngest one was a police dog.

Re: Demonstration of the vest and the “sleeve assault” by a K-9 “officer” and his handler. Tony’s sister

Please BE AWARE of those 2, 4 legged dependanton us.....mind bearing,using

after feeling sad over lossof Firefighter/Paramedic, police hurt
after feeling good over donation oflife saving Vestsfor K-9s

I dont know how to describe feelings over this unnecessary loss

http://www.baynews9.com/content/36/2008/7/21/367122.html

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Diesel died after the air conditioning failed in a police vehicle.



Police K-9 dies after AC fails in patrol car
Monday, July 21, 2008

MULBERRY (Bay News 9) -- A 2-year-old Mulberry police K-9 named Diesel has died from being in a hot patrol car.



Mulberry Public Safety Director Larry Cavallero said Diesel's handler Sarah Movahedi left the dog in her patrol car Monday afternoon while she went inside the station to write up reports.

Cavallero said Movahedi left the car running with the air-conditioner on. Three hours later the officer went back out to her patrol car and found Diesel dead inside.

Cavallero said the car was still running, but the air-conditioner had malfunctioned.

The car was a spare vehicle and was not equipped with a heat sensor that is standard in most K-9 vehicles.

The officer is now on paid administrative leave while the city investigates.





Police K-9 Dies~Muberry, Florida

Mulberry Police Dog Dies in Hot Car


MULBERRY | A Mulberry police dog left in a patrol car died Monday after the car's air conditioning compressor failed.


Mulberry Police Chief Lawrence Cavallaro said the dog, named Sam Diesel, died from the heat. The 2-year-old German shepherd had been in the car for more than an hour, although it wasn't clear Monday exactly how long he was in the car or when the air conditioning failed.

The Mulberry department purchased the dog in October after Wal-Mart employees from 10 stores in Polk and Hillsborough counties donated about $12,625.

Diesel's handler, Officer Sara Movahedi, was working inside the police station Monday afternoon and left the dog in the car with the air conditioning running.

Cavallaro said keeping the dog in the patrol car with the air conditioning running is standard procedure and done routinely.


When Movahedi returned to the car about 3:50 p.m. to answer a call she found that Diesel had died and the car's air vents were blowing hot air.

Cavallaro said Movahedi wasn't at fault in the incident.

However, Cavallaro said, "A periodic check (on the dog) would have helped. We're learning a hard lesson by it.

"Movahedi's patrol car, a 2004 Ford Crown Victoria, was awaiting the installation of a heat alarm, which could have alerted Movahedi to the danger. A heat alarm, triggered when the temperature inside the car reaches a certain level, sounds the car's horn and sends a page to the officer's electronic pager.

Movahedi was assigned the Crown Victoria less than a month ago and it had a new compressor and a cage had been installed, Cavallaro said. The department had the alarm system on order.

"She's a good handler," Cavallaro said of Movahedi, who has worked with the department for two years.

"She just had some bad luck there.

"Movahedi was not available for comment, but Cavallaro said Diesel's death took a toll on her.

"Right now, she isn't doing well," he said. "It's not a matter of losing your property. It's a traumatic situation. It's just like losing your partner. The handlers and the dogs go through so much training together.