Through my parent’s example, I was taught to give back to my community and help others. My father was a Richland Police Reserve for over 30 years and continued to donate his time to the Richland Police Department and local law enforcement once he retired. Since my father’s passing, the Richland Police Department Foundation was a good fit and natural interest for me. It allows me to continue the donation of time to our outstanding local law enforcement and community that my family contributed to for many years.

I have now lived in this community for over ten years and feel compelled to give back with using my time to support the Richland Police department. We are a family of first responders; four generations of nurses including my son and daughter-in-law, three sheriff’s and three military branches. We know the trials of first responders and the commitment they give. I am an organizer by nature and thus feel using my talents to support the department in giving back to my community would be beneficial. I thank our entire police force and support staff in making my community a better place !

My family has a long history in law enforcement beginning in 1957 and continuing to this day. I know the challenges police officers face every day, the many sacrifices they make, and I admire their dedication and sense of duty. This “family connection” to law enforcement led me to join the Richland Police Department Foundation in their efforts to help our police officers better serve the community. There is so much negative publicity surrounding our nation’s police agencies, but we rarely see the positive things they do for their communities. Our police officers are no different. They perform their law enforcement duties, but they also serve the community through amazing programs reaching out to those less fortunate who struggle day to day. I believe we all have a duty as citizens to support our police officers in making Richland a safer and better city – serving our community, our friends and our neighborhoods.

I have always had an interest in law enforcement and originally started my education with this as my goal.  After starting a family, my career path took a bit of a detour and I have enjoyed many years in the banking industry.  Throughout these years, my passion for law enforcement has remained and having the opportunity to serve on the board for the Richland Police Department Foundation gives me the opportunity to support our brave men and women as they serve and protect our community.  Our officers need to be recognized for the great things they do now more than ever and I am proud to support them.

The RPDF is important for me personally because I’ve lived in Richland for 29 years. It has been wonderful and I want to give back to the community that has given so much to me and my family. My husband Rajiv Malhan and myself have raised our three children here and have our businesses here and we feel its a great place to live.

My name is Luke Flohr and I am proud to have joined the Richland Police
Department Foundation! After serving in the Richland Police Department for
over 20 years as a police officer, detective and sergeant, I still have a
heart of service just like the men and women who serve at RPD today.
Although I retired from law enforcement, I am excited to give back to the
Richland Police Department and the community. I look forward to focusing on
the needs of our officers and the needs of our community!

On a personal note, I’m married, I have two kids and I currently work at a
local investment firm in Richland.

My father always told me that I should seize the opportunity to help others, with no expectations of being recognized for deeds done. So, I felt that being on the board was a perfect way to honor my father and fulfill his sound advice.