Cleveland Metroparks Police Department recently welcomed two new members of its police force – a male Belgian malinois puppy named Fury and a male German shepherd puppy named Rip.
Both puppies are continuing their police training before they will be sworn into service across the Park District. Rip was born Dec. 7, 2022, and Fury was born Dec. 18, 2022.
For more than 20 years, Cleveland Metroparks K-9 Unit has helped patrol the entire Park District and specializes in tracking, odor detection, evidence search and more. Members of the unit continuously update their skills through weekly training exercises, statewide instruction and national training conferences. The award-winning unit has an outstanding reputation and neighboring police departments regularly request their assistance. The K-9 unit also helps promote safety and crime prevention at Cleveland Metroparks events and community outreach opportunities.
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