Officials at the University of Pennsylvania invited the Philadelphia Police Mounted Patrol to help bring an end to the exciting 2012 Penn Relays recently held on April 25-27 at Franklin Field. The newly reinstated Mounted Patrol Unit assisted with crowd control at the end of the games and made some new friends in the process.

MACY’S CENTER CITY STORE WINDOW DISPLAY SUPPORTS “PONY UP FOR THE MOUNTED UNIT” FUNDRAISING EFFORT TO BUILD NEW HOME FOR POLICE MOUNTED PATROL

The Philadelphia Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #5 and the Philadelphia Police Foundation invite all members of the Philadelphia Police Department, their colleagues, friends, family and loved ones to celebrate the 215th Anniversary of the Philadelphia Police Department with a commemorative badge, lapel pin, belt buckle or challenge coin, all specially designed for this unique occasion in the Department’s history.

The Philadelphia Police Department has partnered with Last Chance Ranch, a non-profit animal rescue group, to help us bring back the Mounted Unit! Last Chance Rance has donated three amazing rescue horses to the PPD, with two more currently in training. These fine equine officers have been donated at no cost to the Department. When they have finished their service with the PPD, they will spend their retirement back at Last Chance Ranch. Watch this video to get an inside look at how these horses have been saved, retrained, and are now serving the City of Brotherly Love along with their police officer partners. As Lieutenant Daniel McCann, head of the Mounted Patrol Unit, says, "I've never seen a citizen come up to me and want to pet my police car." The Philadelphia Police Department extends its sincerest appreciation to the dedicated volunteers at Last Chance Ranch for creating this video and telling the awesome story of rescue horses turned police officers.

Take a Benefit Ride Through the Wissahickon

Ride the Wissahickon Valley to benefit the newly reinstated Philadelphia Police Department Mounted Patrol Unit.

With more than 45,000 people attending Phillies home games, protecting the crowd is a priority. Recently, the officers of the Philadelphia Police Mounted Unit saddled up to gain experience in the crowd setting at two day Philllies games. If you were in the crowd , you may have seen the officers and their equine partners patrolling the grounds around Citizen’s Bank Park in an effort to acclimate the horses to large crowds as this will be one of their main deployment responsibilities.

The Philadelphia Police Foundation welcomes the following groups as partners in the campaign to bring the Mounted Police Unit back to the City of Philadelphia. We thank them for their support as we “Pony Up for the Mounted”.

Join the Philadelphia Police Foundation & Steve Morrison from 93.3 WMMR's Preston & Steve Morning Show to help bring the Mounted Patrol Police Unit back to Philly!

Calling all Philadelphia Police officers!

EVENT: ADVANCE AUTO PARTS MONTER JAM® ROARS IN WITH A 1,500-HORSEPOWER BLACK STALLION® ANNOUNCING “HORSEPOWER FOR HORSES” SUPPORTING THE RETURN OF PHILADELPHIA POLICE DEPARTMENT’S MOUNTED PATROL UNIT