Maple Grove Police Donate Body Armor, Vests To Ukraine

MAPLE GROVE, MN — The Maple Grove Police Department is sending more than 100 pieces of gear to Ukrainians defending against Russia’s ongoing invasion of their country.

The Maple Grove City Council unanimously approved a measure last month that will see the department donate vests and helmets to the “defenders of Ukraine.”

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The Maple Grove Police Department will send 58 patrol vests, 31 riot helmets, 12 SWAT ballistic helmets and seven SWAT vests, Chief Eric Werner said in a memo to the City Council.

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Correction: A previous version of this article incorrectly stated the Minnesota National Guard was collecting donations for Ukraine, based on information from the Maple Grove Police Department. Donation efforts in Minnesota are not being coordinated by the National Guard.

A spokesperson for the Minnesota National Guard said the initial request for donations was made by the California National Guard, which has partnered with the Ukrainian military and Ukrainian National Guard since 1993 through the National Guard's State Partnership Program.

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