FRESNO (KMJ) – Ongoing support in Fresno for two injured correction officers.
Meals and donations are being accepted for the two wounded Fresno County Correctional Officers; Davila and Scanlan.
CO Victor Prado has details of the collections going on at Community Regional Medical Center by Terry’s House.
“You can ask: ‘Who can I coordinate for meals?’ If you want to bring hot meals, non-perishables, great, drop them off, we appreciate all that. but if you plan on actually donating hot meals, full dinners, full lunches, stuff like that – please coordinate with our staff out there because we have an ongoing calendar for long-term service.” – CO Victor Prado.
A BBQ fundraiser is being held Thursday, September 15th by the Fresno Sheriffs Correctional Sergeants Association from 8:00 to 4:00 at the North Annex Jail Parking lot at Fresno and L Street.
A GoFundMe account is now open for any other monetary donations for both officers and their families.
INJURED OFFICER FUND LINK: https://www.gofundme.com/injuredofficerfund
Donate by check payable to: Fresno Deputy Sheriff’s Association. In Memo please write: Injured officers fund. Mail to FDSA, 1360 Van Ness Avenue, Fresno, CA 93721.
Donations of other items may be brought to FDSA Headquarters.
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Officer Toamalama Scanlan (above) remains critical, but is showing improvement, and can recognize the voices of his family and respond with hand and leg movements.
Officer Juanita Davila (below) is in critical, but stable condition and is communicating with her family (her daughters, Brittany and Crystal seen below) by writing messages and texting.
Here is the story from KMJ News Reporter Liz Kern:
