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Looking for the Helpers: Concord Police Foundation Backs Officers Who Protect the City

At its annual awards dinner, the nonprofit honored officers for life-saving rescues and major investigations while raising over $92,000 to support them and their families.

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Chris Miller
Feb 20, 2026
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The Concord Police Foundation’s annual fundraiser and awards dinner honored current officers while raising money to support them and their families. Photo credit: Michael Anderson.

“When I was a little boy and something bad happened in the news, my mother would tell me to look for the helpers. ‘You’ll always find people helping,’ she’d say. And I’ve found that that’s true.”

The wise words of children’s television icon Fred Rogers have endured because they capture something simple and lasting: in moments of crisis, there are always people who step forward.

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