I am thankful to the North Carolina Sheriffs’ Association, Samaritan’s Purse and law enforcement agencies from across North Carolina for putting this plan into action and helping to protect those in the wake of these brutal attacks in Ukraine. These volunteers were wearing ballistic vests donated by law enforcement. Attached in the email was the following picture of volunteers distributing much needed food in Ukraine. I received an email message from Samaritan’s Purse thanking us for our efforts in coordinating the donations of ballistic vests from law enforcement in North Carolina. We teamed with Samaritan’s Purse who offered to fly the vests to Ukraine on one of their upcoming humanitarian missions. After realizing this effort was not underway in the State of North Carolina, I contacted the North Carolina Sheriffs’ Association and the North Carolina Department of Public Safety about organizing a statewide effort for state and local law enforcement agencies to join in donating their unused Ballistic Vests as well. Thinking this was a good idea that could help save the lives of those putting themselves in harm’s way that were providing aid to the people of Ukraine, I contacted our County Commissioners and received their support to donate the Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office’s unused ballistic vests to this effort. Earlier in the year, I saw where law enforcement agencies from various other states were collecting unused Ballistic Vests to send to Ukraine for use by first responders such as firefighters and medical personnel, along with religious leaders and volunteers providing humanitarian aid to the people for the war-torn country. An Update from Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page on Donation of Unused Law Enforcement Ballistic Vests to Ukraine
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