How to help Columbus Police K9 Havoc, wounded in officer-involved shooting
If you’re looking for a way to help Columbus Police K9 Havoc, wounded in Tuesday’s officer-involved shooting that killed the Dollar General homicide suspect and injured a police officer, here’s one way that you and your dog might like.
Three Dog Bakery, 1106 Broadway in downtown Columbus, is selling K9 Havoc badge cookies to raise money in support of Havoc’s recovery.
“It’s just a nice little treat for your dog,” Tracy St. John, who with her husband, Joey, are the franchise owner of Three Dog Bakery in Columbus, told the Ledger-Enquirer. “The proceeds are going to go right back to Columbus Police Department’s K-9 unit. They are going to go directly to Havoc’s care and recovery. It’s going to be a long process.”
Each cookie costs $5. St. John said people may also make a donation in the store to support Havoc’s recovery if they don’t buys a badge cookie.
“I’ve talked to the police department,” she said. “They have approved and are very, very grateful of anything we can do to help with that.”
The cookie is shaped like a police badge, decorated with yogurt and in CPD’s colors of yellow and blue, and it has Havoc’s name on it. St. John said the initial batch of 150-200 cookies will be available at least through this weekend. Based on demand, the fundraiser could be extended.
“Last year, we were really honored to be invited to Havoc’s swearing-in ceremony, along with the other canine officers that were sworn in that day,” St. John said. “That meant a lot to us that they thought about us. We made a lot of special treats for them and just really sort of established a nice relationship with the Columbus Police Department K-9 unit.
“So this incident happened this week. It hit us hard because we have that relationship with Havoc.”
St. John said the department’s K9 unit donated their time and talents for the store’s “PAWtners in Crime” educational event this year. They did demonstrations with Havoc and with K-9 Officer Colt, talked to the community and engaged with customers all day, she said.
“It meant something to us to try to do this very small thing,” she said, “make a cookie with Havoc’s name on it, and not take any money for it, and give that to the police department.”
This story was originally published June 26, 2026 at 11:42 AM.
