OTTAWA — Putnam County 911 has received a $45,152 grant from the J.E. Belch Charitable Trust to purchase 32 new cardiac AED devices to replace and add to the law enforcement cruisers at the Putnam County Sheriff's Office and every police department in the county.

Putnam County first placed AED units in its law enforcement vehicles in 2006. However, the county was not able to place a device in every vehicle at that time. This grant will enable the county to replace the 2006 devices and also add new units to the vehicles that do not have one.

The trust was established from the estate wishes of J. Earl Belch, who was chief executive officer of the Columbus Grove Telephone Co. which was started by his father, Joe Belch.

Canadian Law Enforcement donation for 32 AEDs


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