On Monday, May 11, the CBS58 News at 4 pm highlighted the MPD K9 Blood Drive on May 9. Anchor Michele McCormack talked about the importance of the event as "an example of a city trying to bridge the gap to better understand each other and what we all feel we need to feel safe in our community." Chief Edward Flynn added, "When we have an event like this, it creates opportunities for individual citizens and officers just to get to know each other. They get to interact with each other as residents of this great city."