Officials at the Falconer-based manufacturing company met with members of the police department Friday morning for the donation of a $8,500 check. The money was brought in following a series of fundraisers through a charitable foundation that had been announced in February.

Timothy Jackson, Jamestown police chief, said the donation will cover all of the costs for the department to purchase a new dog — eyed for use to detect explosive materials and locate firearms — as well as training in Syracuse. Jackson told The Post-Journal that Erik Kraft, JPD’s current K-9 handler, will be “instrumental” in helping to select a new dog, which won’t be available until early next year.

The police department currently has K-9 Kal and Hope, an emotional support dog.

Jackson said Friday he was amazed how quick Rand was able to raise the funds. “It’s awesome,” he said, noting that the department will also have to select another officer to be the handler for the soon-to-be bomb detection K-9. “I thought it would take maybe a year, or however long, but it was only literally a couple months. The support is unbelievable.”

Jamestown officer Erik Kraft is picture at Rand Machine Products with K-9 Kal. JPD is looking to add a bomb-detection K-9.

About $2,200 was raised in a week and a half in a basket raffle. Other fundraisers included a 50/50 drawing and a golf outing, with future events planned this year to raise funds for the charitable foundation.

Money raised will also go toward a variety of projects in the community.

Jackson briefly addressed Rand employees during a gathering at the Allen Street Extension plant in Falconer.

“We can’t thank you enough, all of you, for the hard work you’ve put into this,” the police chief said. “This will help us basically get another tool to get guns off the street, and you can’t put a price on that. That’s awesome. Without you guys, all your efforts, there’s no way we could have done this.”

Kurt Grimm, Rand president and CEO, said he too was amazed by how quick the funds were raised, and praised efforts that show support for the local police department. “To me, what we’re doing here is very important,” he said. “I’m proud of what we’ve done here, let’s keep it going.”