City receives cop K-9 donation

The Chico City Council voted unanimously on Tuesday (Feb. 17) to accept a check for about $45,000 from the estate of longtime Chico resident Virginia Jordon, who died in 2013 at the age of 102.

The check, which is half of Jordon’s estate, was donated to the Chico Police Department “for the exclusive purpose of purchasing, training and caring for police dogs,” according to her family’s bequest. Following the vote, Councilwoman Ann Schwab expressed the council’s appreciation “for the estate of Virginia Jordon to make this donation gift to the city for something that is very much needed in our department.”

The department currently employs just two police dogs, Luna and Grobi.