Crime & Safety
Haverford Police Welcome K9 Cop Nitro to the Force
The German Shepherd/Belgian Malinois mix will work with officer Mark Semerad.
To combat rising crime in the township, the Haverford Police force has added a K9 unit to the force, the Main Line Times is reporting.
Nitro, a year-old German Shepherd/Belgian Malinois mix will work with 18-year veteran officer Mark Semerad. The K9 is trained to assist police in drug detection as well as day-to-day patrol work.
Haverford Police chief Carmen Pettine told the paper that the use of police dogs is becoming increasingly prevalent.
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“K9s are one of the fastest growing tools for police...A well-planned K9 program can...save manpower and provide a safer environment for officers to operate in, thereby providing a safer community,” Pettine said.
The dog was purchase for $16,000 and is the first of four K9s the township expects to add to its police force before the end of 2013.
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