Indiana police chief shot with Taser raises $800 cash

0

KNIGHTSTOWN, Ind. (AP) — A police chief of a small easternIndiana town who was shot by a stun gun
at fundraising event to buy anew squad car says he raised about $800 in cash and received a $25,000pledge
from a Texas company.Knightstown Police Chief Danny Bakersays he’s been receiving calls from all over the
country and expects tocollect more money. His goal was to raise $9,000 so the town of about2,100 people
about 25 miles east of Indianapolis could lease a new squadcar. He says he might be able to get a second
car.He says thefeeling of being hit with 50,000 volts of low-amp electricity Wednesdaynight felt like
someone hitting him in the back of the head repeatedly.Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All
rightsreserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten orredistributed.KNIGHTSTOWN, Ind.
(AP) — A police chief of a small easternIndiana town who was shot by a stun gun at fundraising event to buy
anew squad car says he raised about $800 in cash and received a $25,000pledge from a Texas
company.Knightstown Police Chief Danny Bakersays he’s been receiving calls from all over the country and
expects tocollect more money. His goal was to raise $9,000 so the town of about2,100 people about 25 miles
east of Indianapolis could lease a new squadcar. He says he might be able to get a second car.He says
thefeeling of being hit with 50,000 volts of low-amp electricity Wednesdaynight felt like someone hitting
him in the back of the head repeatedly.Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rightsreserved. This
material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten orredistributed.

No posts to display