(La Porte County, IN) - A La Porte County Sheriff’s Office police dog will receive a bullet and stab protective vest at no cost.

The donation was made by Vested Interest in K9s, Inc., a Massachusetts based not for profit organization whose mission is to provide bullet and stab protective vests and other assistance to dogs of law enforcement and related agencies throughout the United States.  

The vest is expected to arrive within about 10 weeks and will go to Riot, one of the K9 dogs at the sheriff’s office.

The not for profit group has provided more than 5,700 vests to K9 dogs in all 50 states, according to the sheriff’s office.

The purchase of each vest valued at $1,800 apiece has been made possible by private and corporation donations to the organization.

Police said there are an estimated 30,000 law enforcement K9s throughout the United States.