Monument Police department one of ten agencies this year's SHIELD616 border to border ride aims to help
TAB AT THE TOP.TH YISEAR'S SHIELD616 BORDER TOBORDER RIDE STARTS TOMORW ROMORNING -- THE RIDE ACROSSCOLORADO IS BIGGER AND MOREAMBITIOUS IN EVERY WAY...THIS YEAR'S RIDE WILL BE -NEARLY 500 MILES FROM FROM THEUTAH BORDER TO THE KANSAS BOERRDOVER 5 DAYS...THIS IS KOAA'S 3RD YEARSUPPORTING THIS EFFORT TO RAE ISMONEY TO PROTECT FIRSTRESPONDERS WITH BALLISTICGEAR...THIS YEAR ALSO BRINGS NEWSPONSOR POWER...SCHEELS IN COLORADO SPRINGS ISTHE TITLE SPONSOR OF THE RIDE...AND THEY ARE JOINED BY MANYOTHER LOCAL BUSISSNEESSUPPTIORNG THE RIDE THIS YEAR.ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS THATWE VALUE AT SCHEELS AND ONE OFTHE COMMITMENTS TO THE COMMUNITYIS TO DO GOOD IN OURCOMMUNITIES.DOING GOOD IN OUR COMMUNIES ITMEANS GIVING BACK 10% OF OURSTORE PROFITS THROUGH THE YEARTHROUGH STORE PROFITS ANOUR DFOUNDATION.<DICKIES CORPORATE ASKED MEWHERE WE WOULD LIKE TO SPENDTHAT MONEY TO BUSOMEYPROTECTIVE GEAR FOR LOCALPOLICE, AND WE KNOW SOME FOLKSUP IN MONUMENT AND WE DECIDEDTHAT POLICE DEPARTMENT COULDPROBABLY USE SOME NEW PROTECTIVEEQUIPMT ENI WILLE BRIDING WITH TEAMSHIELD616 AGAIN THIS YEAR...AND WILL BEGIN THIS YEAR'SRIDE...LIVE ON NEWS 5 TODAY...TOMORROW MORNING IN THE 6AMHOUR...KOAA'S GOAL IS TO RAISE 6000,0DOLLARS WITH YOUR HELP...FRIDAY IS SHIELD616 DAY...AND YOU CAN FIND THE LINK TODONATE TO THIS YEAR'S RIDE...AND MORE ABOUT THIS YE
Even with the best equipment, there are no guarantees for an officer's safety, but the gift of this gear from the community has a..