Maricopa Police Foundation is raising money for Maricopa Police Department by selling memorial bricks to be placed at the new substation. Photo by Raquel Hendrickson

The Maricopa Police Foundation is allowing residents to purchase and engrave memorial bricks “to honor the memory of a lost friend, family or loved one or honor the career of an officer.”

To honor past and present officers serving the Maricopa Police Department, the Foundation is going to construct a memorial monument outside the new substation at Copper Sky Regional Park. The monument is the most recent of the foundation’s many endeavors to raise money for the city’s police force.

“The Maricopa Police Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supplying the Maricopa Police Department with equipment the city can’t afford,” Maricopa Police Foundation Vice-President Steve Stroud said. “We get our money through fund-raisers and use it to purchase necessary equipment to keep the officers safe.”

The foundation is selling two kinds of bricks. Donors can purchase a 4-by-8-inch brick for $100 or a 9-by-9-inch brick for $350. The smaller brick allows for three lines of writing (up to 20 characters on each line), and the larger brick allows for six lines.

“We have the capabilities to put in 6,000 bricks,” Stroud said. “It could take years, but we’d like to have a foundation in place by Memorial Day Weekend.”

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This story appeared in the March issue of InMaricopa News.

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Adam was born in New Haven, Connecticut, but spent the majority of his young life in Lakeside, Arizona. After graduating from Blue Ridge High School, he earned his bachelor’s degree in journalism from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University. He has been working in the field of journalism since 2010. Adam has worked in a wide range of fields including professional sports and international media relations. He has also been a breaking news reporter, sports columnist, government reporter and community reporter. He spent a year in Denver, Colorado before coming to Maricopa in 2015. In his spare time, he will often be found enjoying the great outdoors. If he isn’t hiking or fishing, he is likely hopelessly cheering on his Arizona sports teams. Adam was born in New Haven, Connecticut, but spent the majority of his young life in Lakeside, Arizona. After graduating from Blue Ridge High School, he earned his bachelor’s degree in journalism from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University. He has been working in the field of journalism since 2010. Adam has worked in a wide range of fields including professional sports and international media relations. He has also been a breaking news reporter, sports columnist, government reporter and community reporter. He spent a year in Denver, Colorado before coming to Maricopa in 2015. In his spare time, he will often be found enjoying the great outdoors. If he isn’t hiking or fishing, he is likely hopelessly cheering on his Arizona sports teams. Adam was born in New Haven, Connecticut, but spent the majority of his young life in Lakeside, Arizona. After graduating from Blue Ridge High School, he earned his bachelor’s degree in journalism from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University. He has been working in the field of journalism since 2010. Adam has worked in a wide range of fields including professional sports and international media relations. He has also been a breaking news reporter, sports columnist, government reporter and community reporter. He spent a year in Denver, Colorado before coming to Maricopa in 2015. In his spare time, he will often be found enjoying the great outdoors. If he isn’t hiking or fishing, he is likely hopelessly cheering on his Arizona sports teams.
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