RICHMOND, Ky. (WKYT) – Governor Andy Beshear has referred to as on all Kentuckians to assist as flood clean-up and restoration efforts proceed in japanese Kentucky.

Relating to a pure catastrophe, like we noticed in Jap Kentucky, each little bit of assist can assist, and it doesn’t matter the place it comes from. Richmond Law enforcement officials determined that they wished to do what they may to assist out, so that they referred to as for donations.

“It wasn’t my thought. It was them taking the lead on this. They principally went round to completely different companies and completely different areas and simply -to accumulate items, issues that had been wanted,” Chief Rodney Richardson, Richmond Chief of Police. “Actually, it was a teamwork effort between the police division and the group, the residents of Richmond, as a result of, if it wasn’t for them bringing these objects to us to take and ship down there, it wouldn’t have been potential.”

Chief Richardson says a few of his officers took the provides all the way down to areas that wanted them most.

The donations got here from throughout Richmond and the division even donated one thing themselves. Considered one of their police cruisers is now being utilized by Hazard Police Officers to make patrols and assist individuals of their communities.

Chief Richardson says, in the case of serving to individuals in want, that is simply what Kentuckians do.

“It takes a group to achieve success, and we reside in an awesome state,” stated Chief Richardson. “Kentucky actually works collectively to assist individuals out and we’ve seen that point and time once more.”

This isn’t one thing new for the division. For those who bear in mind, again to the twister outbreak in Western Kentucky, Richmond police additionally donated a cruiser to a group on the market to assist.

Chief Richardson says a few of his officers are attempting to arrange one other journey all the way down to japanese Kentucky within the coming weeks. He stated that they had been informed the most important want proper now’s individuals prepared to assist.

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