The Police Benevolent Foundation and Virginia PBA set to aid critically injured Alexandria Police Officer Peter Laboy
The
Police Benevolent Foundation, Inc. and the Virginia Division of the Southern
States PBA are rallying behind Alexandria Police Officer Peter Laboy who was
shot on February 27th after making a routine traffic stop in Alexandria.
The bullet struck Officer Laboy in the head, critically injuring him.
Officer Laboy was flown to Medstar Washington Hospital where he remains in
critical condition.
Peter Laboy is an
Alexandria Police Officer with 17 years of experience and has been a PBA
member since November of 2006. Officer Laboy has been on the Alexandria
Motor unit for the past 6 years. The Police Benevolent Foundation has
established a fund titled the “Officer Peter Laboy Recovery Fund” to assist
the Laboy family during this difficult time. Donations can be made to this
fund by clicking the link below.
**PLEASE BE SURE TO
DESIGNATE THAT YOU WOULD LIKE YOUR DONATION TO GO TO THE "OFFICER PETER
LABOY RECOVERY FUND" IN THE DESIGNATION BOX ON THE DONATION FORM.
You can also help Officer
Laboy and his family by texting the phrase COPS LABOY to 85944. A $10
donation will be made to the "Officer Peter Laboy Recovery Fund" through
your cell phone bill. The PBF is asking everyone to please pass this
information along to friends and family. Officer Laboy will need all of us
to rally behind him during these hard times.
According to Sean McGowan,
Executive Director of the Virginia PBA, “Our thoughts, prayers, and
support go out to Officer Laboy and his family during this difficult time.
This incident reminds us all of the dangers that law enforcement officers
face and the community support that is needed for our brave men and women
who protect us every day.”
It is with a heavy heart
that the PBF and VAPBA ask for the help of the community, both locally and
nationally, to aid in its efforts to provide much needed support to this
officer in his time of need. All donations made to the “”Officer Peter
Laboy Recovery Fund” are 100% tax deductible and all proceeds go directly to
the Laboy family.
The Police
Benevolent Foundation, Inc is a tax-deductible 501(c)(3)
organization established by the Southern States Police Benevolent
Association, Inc. (SSPBA) in 2005. Established in 1987, SSPBA has been
serving its membership for 20 years. SSPBA is not a union. It is an
independent association with no national or international affiliations. The
Foundation has a Board of Directors elected by the membership of the SSPBA.
Foundation expenses are currently absorbed by Southern States PBA, making
the Foundation one of very few such entities that gives 100% of the funds
received to its intended purpose.