Marietta ok-9 dogs have graduated and at the moment are sworn law enforcement officials (with badges)

Marietta's three most recent law enforcement officials are very first rate boys.

The branch's announced Friday that its total okay-9 unit — Atos, Apex and Jacquo — have graduated from their ultimate tier of coaching, apprehending suspects.

The three Belgian Malinois canines at the moment are formally sworn officers, with badges and everything.

"they've earned them," spoke of Chief Dan Flynn.

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The dogs been doing police work, like in April when police officers observed Apex sniffed out 14.5 grams of wrapped methamphetamine and 11 bundles of heroin.

but now they can run down suspects and take them down earlier than their handler offers them a command to let go, spoke of agency spokesman Officer Chuck McPhilamy. That's among the many toughest issues to train a k-9 dog to do.

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McPhilamy talked about the dogs are certified during the countrywide Narcotic Dog Detector association and the North American Police Work Dog association.

Atos was born within the former crucial European sovereign state of Czechoslovakia, Apex turned into born in america and Jacquo was born in France.

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