SPOKANE — The Post Falls Police Department can afford some dog treats after a World War II veteran left more than $235,000 to the department’s animal safety division.
KXLY-TV reports that 82-year-old Richard Weitzel, who died Jan. 28, was an animal lover who often would donate to animal organizations. His wife died in 2011 and they did not have any other family.
Weitzel left his neighbor Bob Hickey to carry out his will, which included the police department donation as well as $15,000 to SpokAnimal and a quarter of a million dollars to an animal protection organization on the East Coast.
Police Capt. Pat Knight says the department is looking at how to use the money, options include spay/neuter programs, better kennels and expanding the office.
