Kansas City, Missouri, FOP launches fundraiser for Officer Muhlbauer’s family

KANSAS CITY, Mo — There was an outpour of help in the previous few days for Officer Muhlbauer and his canine companion Champ, who died in a lethal crash Wednesday evening.

Amongst a group of individuals mourning their loss, maybe those that really feel it deepest are different women and men in blue.

“It’s a disgrace, , what we do for a dwelling, it’s robust sufficient,” mentioned Brad Lemon, president of the Native Fraternal Order of Police. “It says one thing fairly particular a few household that will select to do a job when the world, at occasions, wasn’t there for us.”

Lemon hopes Muhlbauer’s passing will probably be a reminder for individuals to get up on a regular basis and select to make sensible choices.

Whereas it’s troublesome to outline what’s “justice,” he hopes prosecutors and judges will proceed to impose what is important for a person who gave all the things.

“He really believed in what he did each single day. I imply, he believed in coming to work and being the very best police officer you possibly can and giving town all the things they’d,” Lemon mentioned. “I imply, not everybody desires to be a canine officer — it’s quite a bit.”

Lemon spoke on the particular bonds between canine officers and their handlers, recalling the quantity of help and respect that was within the hospital room the evening of the accident.

“The canine unit was all there, and canine items from everywhere in the metro got here,” Lemon mentioned. “Yeah they’re harm. They usually’re in all probability hurting totally different than how different individuals harm, as a result of they spend a lot time collectively coaching and dealing collectively and also you develop these particular bonds in these sorts of items which might be totally different than wherever else.”

An on-line fundraiser has been launched by the FOP to assist Muhlbauer’s household throughout these making an attempt occasions. He go away behind a spouse and youngsters.

“We actually would admire as a lot assist as we presumably can,” Lemon mentioned. “Our wives know what we do for a dwelling, however youngsters wrestle in another way. It’s totally different for them.”

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