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Fallen Officers Food Drive helps local food banks

January 28, 2023 / 11:52 AM EST / CBS Pittsburgh

Fallen Officers Food Drive helps those in need

LOWER BURRELL (KDKA) - Today, you can help families in need by being a part of the fifth annual Fallen Officers Food Drive.

People can drop off non-perishable food or cash donations right now at Mogie's Irish Pub.

The event goes on until 5 p.m.

Organizers say the effort is a tribute to Lower Burrell officer Derek Kotecki, New Kensington officer Brian Shaw, and now Brackenridge Police Chief Justin McIntire.

Donations benefit the Westmoreland County Food Bank as well as the Saint Margaret Mary Food Bank in Lower Burrell.

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Patrick Damp is a web producer for CBS Pittsburgh. A Pittsburgh native who grew up watching KDKA-TV, Patrick studied journalism at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. After half a decade in sports communication, Patrick decided to pursue his dream of working in journalism in his hometown and joined the CBS Pittsburgh team in 2019.