We’re doing great things!
The Southern Arizona Law Enforcement Foundation (SALEF) was established in 2003 under the name Tucson Police Foundation. The Foundation has been able to fully fund or supplement the cost of safety equipment, technology items and ongoing officer safety training. SALEF raises money by participating in many competitive grant processes, presenting several annual community fundraising events and programs, and by building relationships with local businesses.
Bulletproof vests help protect our protectors!
Tucson Police Department bomb detection equipment.
SALEF's Canine Walk for Cops event K9 demonstration.
Tucson Police Department receives bulletproof vests from SALEF.
Your support helps SALEF provide our police with their greatest needs:
• Replacement gas masks for Marana Police Department regional SWAT operators – June 2020
• New Tucson Police Department (TPD) K-9 Unit training bite suit – May 2020
• 7 new TPD K-9 vehicle heat sensor/alarms – May 2020
• New University of Arizona Police Department bomb detection K-9 unit canine “Skip” – September 2019
• “Throwbot” entry/clearing robot with camera – April 2018
• Armoring of a tactical suburban – March 2018
• K-9 unit training e-collars – March 2018
• 10 street and 4 electric bicycles for the downtown Tucson bike patrol unit – February 2018
• New TPD K-9 unit canine “Luna” and her ballistic K9 vest and gear – January 2018
• Pole camera with audio
• Vehicle heat sensors with alarm notification systems for 10 K-9 patrol vehicles
• 5 new patrol bicycles with gear for midtown bicycle patrol unit and 10 non-lethal pepperball launch systems
• 2 remote control robotic cameras for the K-9 Unit and new bomb-sniffing K-9 unit canine “Lady” for the bomb unit
• 12 window tint meters for patrol and SniperFest training for SWAT officers
HOW YOU HELP PROTECT OUR PROTECTORS
SALEF is a 501c3 non-profit charitable organization established in 2003. Our mission is Protecting Our Protectors by raising money for life-saving equipment, technology and training for our police officers. We also hope to assist in generating a positive and engaging relationship between the police departments and the surrounding communities they serve. We could not achieve our mission without you, our supporters! The Foundation raises money in a variety of ways: we present a series of annual events with silent auctions and raffles, build and foster corporate partnerships, apply for grants, receive endowments, support community programs, and request donations from individuals and business owners. Your support has allowed the Foundation to accomplish its mission and provide those who protect us with some of their greatest needs.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO HELP PROTECT OUR PROTECTORS.
Your generous donations allow the Foundation to provide in real and tangible ways. You can donate whenever you wish by clicking the donation button up top.
Our volunteer board of directors is comprised of 20 hard-working members of the community as well as area business leaders. The Foundation benefits from the board’s expertise in the fields of marketing, broadcasting, development, and finance, which keep the Foundation on task, within its scope, and moving forward. Volunteer board members not only donate their time and expertise, they also give generously. For this and so much more we are grateful. ♥