'Tis the Season for Blood Drives

The Bloodnet Blood Mobile was at Lakeland PD on Monday for one of our periodic blood drives. There is generally a blood shortage during the holiday season, so we are happy to roll up our sleeves and donate.

Two LPD officers have gone above and beyond the call of duty, posing for the 2008 Bloodnet calendar and urging all of us to donate blood.

Detectives Richard Rose and Ed Mingus are also members of the LPD Hostage Negotiations Team, shown below posing in their HNT uniforms for the calendar shoot.

Our thanks to Richard and Ed for agreeing to help with this community effort - a couple of tough guys who aren't afraid of a needle and more than willing to roll up their sleeves.

- Asst Chief Bill LePere