By Town Crier Staff Report

The Los Altos Peace Officer’s Association created a relief fund last week to help assist the families of police officers, firefighters and other community members killed or injured during the collapse of New York’s World Trade Center following terrorist attacks Sept. 11. More than 300 rescue workers were reportedly killed while saving the lives of those trapped in the rubble.

Los Altos police will send relief funds as a community donation from Los Altos to one of the following organizations: The New York Police Survivors Fund, the International Association of Firefighters-New York Firefighters 9-11 Relief Fund and the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund.

All contributions may be sent to the Los Altos Peace Officer’s Association Disaster Relief Fund, P.O. Box 1311, Los Altos, 94023.

Donors may specify to which organization they wish their contribution sent, or police will divide contributions among the organizations.

Police said they started the fund in order to provide residents an opportunity to help last week’s victims through legitimate, non-profit organizations.

The association plans to publish a list of donors in upcoming weeks. For more information, call Officer John Korges or Sgt. Dennis Loucks at the Los Altos Police Department at 948-8223.