Kazoo Area Foot Chase


	A benefit for Michigan Concerns of Police Survivors. A Michigan based non-profit organization that aids the survivors of police officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty


	Don’t miss the Optional Pre-race Packet Pickup and Pasta Diner Fund Raiser, Friday September 7th beginning a 5pm at The Library Kitchen & Taphouse - 3725 W. Michigan Ave - Kalamazoo. Dinner is $9.00 with a portion of the proceeds going to MI-COPS

The KAZOO AREA FOOT CHASE is a 3.5-mile fun run patterned after a police foot chase in pursuit of a fleeing suspect. This is an unconventional course that includes fences, fields, business districts, school grounds, neighborhoods, and even buildings before reaching the finish line. “Witnesses” located along the route give the only clues where to go next. The course is not certified, but the event is timed. Awards to the top 2 times in each age category (male/female). Door prizes are awarded to runners who recover “contraband” found along the way. Additional prize to the first police/corrections officer or dispatcher (ID required) across the finish line.

***New This Year: Electronic Chip Timing***

A 1-mile barrier-free walking event is also offered. This event simulates an officer assigned to foot patrol. Walkers will be given BOL (Be on the Lookout) information on “wanted persons” in the area. Correctly identifying and apprehending a “wanted person” earns the first few keen-eyed foot patrol officers a prize.

This event is open to all ages and has been a hit with younger participants

Please view this video courtesy of WWMT to see what the Foot Chase is all about!.


	Don’t forget the Silent Auction - bring your cash for an opportunity to bid on a number of valuable items including a replica Michigan State Police patrol car hood light


	There will be a MI-COPS benefit taking place at Full City Cafe at Oakland and Centre in Portage all day on Monday, 9/10/2012. A portion of the proceeds generated by regular meal purchases will be donated to MI-COPS. Here is the link to Full City's website: http://www.fullcitycafe.com/

The 2012 KAZOO AREA FOOT CHASE was held Saturday, September 8th

Or you may click here to print and mail the registration form

Optional Pre-race Packet Pickup and pasta diner fund raiser, Friday September 7th beginning a 5pm at The Library Kitchen & Taphouse - 3725 W. Michigan Ave - Kalamazoo


	The KAZOO AREA FOOT CHASE was held at the Celery Flats in Portage, Michigan


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	The 2012 race was dedicated to two Outstanding Officers

Detective John Weir

Sault Saint Marie P.D.

EOW: November 7, 2004

Trooper Jeffrey Werda

Michigan State Police

EOW: April 6, 2011


		Vintage Police Vehicle Show

	Come join the fun and display your vintage police vehicle at this year’s Kazoo Area Foot Chase and Vintage Police Vehicle Show. The Kazoo Area Foot Chase has become a mainstay Kalamazoo area event every September for over a decade now. The zany cop themed running and walking events are held as a benefit for Michigan Concerns of Police Survivors. And now you can be a part of the fun too. Come show off your vintage police vehicle (car/truck/motorcycle) and enter for a chance to win a portion of the entry fees collected. REGISTRATION FORM



	Michigan Concerns of Police Survivors is a 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Organization

The service guide soaks my tears; another cop is down. Cut too short were his years; I bow my head and frown. Why was this for one who served; I guess I’ll never know. So now support we give his kin before we let them go. He did not give his life in vain; he lived it value plus. His family now is our concern, as he was one of us.--- David Ostrem


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