Officer Jacob Derbin Foundation

10/13/2026

Jake Derbin 🐾💙🐾

09/16/2026

💙🐾 Jake Derbin

MEET K-9 JAKE 💙 Brooklyn Heights is honoring fallen Officer Jacob Derbin's dream of becoming a K-9 handler by swearing in their first-ever police dog — a German shepherd puppy named Jake — in his memory:
https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/community/brooklyn-heights-swears-in-first-police-k-9-jake-named-in-honor-jacob-derbin/95-d3fc2f96-044d-4061-8a3d-03898c7ddde2?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_WKYC_Channel_3_-_Cleveland

09/16/2026

Three generations of the Derbin family have served Brooklyn Heights in law enforcement and emergency services. Now Dawn Derbin is honoring her fallen son, Jacob, by funding the village's first police K9: https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/local/cuyahoga-county/jacob-derbin-fallen-euclid-police-officer-donation-brooklyn-heights-k9/95-79ce1d16-af78-4f5b-8b84-0491123df59b?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_WKYC_Channel_3_-_Cleveland

09/16/2026

09/16/2026

The newest K9 with the Brooklyn Heights Police Department, will be officially sworn-in Tuesday evening at the village council meeting.

09/16/2026

K-9 Jake is getting ready for big things!
MORE HERE: https://fox8.com/news/proud-to-carry-on-his-name-police-k-9-named-for-slain-officer-to-be-sworn-in/

09/03/2026

09/02/2026

A portion of I-480 between Lancaster Drive and I-77 will bear the name of Officer Jacob J. Derbin, killed in the line of duty in 2024.

08/14/2026

Thank you for supporting the fundraising efforts to establish the Brooklyn Heights Police Department K-9 Unit in memory of Officer Jacob Derbin. 🖤💙🖤🐾

07/15/2026

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We are halfway there! 🐾🚔

Thanks to the incredible support from our community, we’ve officially surpassed 50% of our fundraising goal for the Brooklyn Heights Police Department’s future K9 Unit!

A special shout-out to Primary Home Improvements for their generous donation. As one of Brooklyn Heights’ newer businesses, they’ve already shown an incredible commitment to supporting our community and helping us reach this milestone. We truly appreciate your generosity!

We’re still accepting donations! If you’d like to support this important program, you can donate using the link below or stop by the Brooklyn Heights Police Department in person.

🏢 Local businesses: Your donation may provide valuable tax benefits while helping bring this important public safety resource to our community.

Thank you to everyone who has donated, shared our fundraiser, and continues to support our future K9 Unit. Together, we’re making this goal a reality! 🐕💙

https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/support-the-brooklyn-heights-pd-k-9-unit