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Buzzy the K9's Getting a New Vest

With help from the community, Buzzy the K9 will be able to get a bulletproof vest.

A bullet/stab-proof K9 vest can range anywhere between $1,006 to $2,400, according to Kathy Kinds from Massachusetts Vest-a-Dog, a nonprofit that works to get vests to dogs in the line of duty. Most patrol-duty K9s, she adds, have a $1,006 vest, and the higher end are for dogs who serve on SWAT teams. "The vest will also protect K9s against blunt force trauma from being kicked, punched or struck with an object such as a bat," she said. Buzzy the German Shepherd works on the Shrewsbury Police Department with his handler/patrolman Chad Chysna. Chysna, along with Barb Smith, who owns Companion Pet Sitting in Shrewsbury, wanted to outfit Buzzy with this protective vest. Last weekend, Smith held a Pictures with Santa fundraiser, and is happy to…

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Multiple Injuries Reported at Accident Scene

A motor vehicle accident at Flynn's Truck Stop has left multiple people with injuries.

Multiple people have injuries after a car accident at Flynn's Truck Stop on Hartford Turnpike Saturday night. Scanner reports say that one person had be extricated from a vehicle after being trapped inside. The Central Massachusetts Law Enforcement Council Collision Reconstruction Team responded and is investigating.  Patch will provide more information as it becomes available.

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Help Buy A Bullet-Proof Vest for Buzzy the K9

Have your dog's pic taken with Santa to raise money for a dog who protects the community.

For years, Buzzy has been protecting local citizens, and now Barb Smith thinks it's time we help him, she told the Community Advocate. Smith owns Canine Pet Sitting and K9 Hydrotherapy in Northborough. On Saturday, Dec. 8, Companion Pet Sitting hosts a "Pictures With Santa" fundraising event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to raise money to buy Buzzy the K-9 from the Shrewsbury Police Department a bullet-proof vest. Award-winning photographer Jeffery A. Baker, of Visions by Baker, Worcester, is also donating his services and will take photos of pets with Santa (who will be played by Shrewsbury Patrolman and Buzzy's handler Chad Chysna, aka "Santa Claus" on this day). Sittings are by appointment only. Barb Smith, owner of Companion Pet Sitting, …

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