Weekend Fundraiser For K9 Training Was A Huge Success
Over the weekend, Saturday, April 23rd, many first responders, citizens and community leaders attended the first public fundraiser to show support for Blue Warrior Tactics. Blue Warrior Tactics Inc is a (501C3) organization dedicated to providing professional K9 training and consulting to all active law enforcement at no charge to the officers.
Founded in 2017, the organization was established by several police officers that came together with the mission, they keep same today. With a variety of seminars and classes offered, Blue Warrior Tactics strives to provide up-to-date information with only the best instructors.
During the fundraiser, the audience got an up close view of how much hard work and dedication the K9s and their handlers possess. Pete Dragojevic, Executive Board President of Blue Warrior Tactics, even went as far as putting on a bite suit so the K9s as well as their handlers could show their skills. Pete stood dauntlessly waiting for each of the handlers to release their partner on him. Even though this sounds outrageous to a regular person, this is absolutely normal for Pete Dragojevic. Pete has always had a tremendous amount of respect and love for law enforcement, with that being said, he has taken many roles within the community to express his passion. Being a Merrillville Police Commissioner and a member of Lake County Police Merit Board, Pete still finds time to go above and beyond for our officers and community. Being ILEA training board accredited National Police K9 instructor/certifier, Pete has over ten thousand field training hours of experience working with K9 Units across the country. He has also been a member with American Police Canine Association since 2015.
Gary Police Department’s K9 officers Fena, Roki and Rush had the pleasure of participating in the fundraiser along with K9 Pyro from the Lake County Sheriff’s Department and many more. The fundraiser exceeded many expectations and was a successful step forward for Blue Warrior Tactics, Pete Dragojevic and our community as a whole.
