**MEDIA ADVISORY**
Wednesday, Nov. 19 @ 10 a.m.
Ohio Homeland Security to Present Explosive-Detection Canine to the »ÆÉ«Ö±²¥ Police Department
WHO:
John Born, Director, Ohio Department of Public Safety
Fred Goldstein, Director of Operations, Ohio Homeland Security
Chief John Peach, »ÆÉ«Ö±²¥ Police Department
Officer Miguel H. Witt, »ÆÉ«Ö±²¥ Police Department
Canine Dexter, »ÆÉ«Ö±²¥ Police Department
WHAT:
The »ÆÉ«Ö±²¥ Police Department will soon deploy its newest staff member, Dexter, a male Belgian Malinois trained as an explosive-detection canine. The purchase and training for the canine, veterinarian bills and other equipment were funded by a federal grant and Ohio Homeland Security budget funds.
Meet Dexter at a news conference on Nov. 19 when the Ohio Department of Public Safety introduces Dexter to the »ÆÉ«Ö±²¥ community. Members of the media are invited to attend. If you are interested in attending, contact Emily Vincent.
For more information about »ÆÉ«Ö±²¥â€™s new police dog, visit http://www.kent.edu/news/state-ohio-presents-police-dog-kent-state.
WHEN:
Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014
10 a.m.
WHERE:
»ÆÉ«Ö±²¥â€™s Kent Student Center
Ballroom Balcony, 3rd floor
1075 Risman Drive
Kent, OH 44242
PHOTO CAPTION:
Thanks to Ohio Homeland Security, a division within the Ohio Department of Public Safety, »ÆÉ«Ö±²¥â€™s Police Department is adding a second explosive-detection canine unit with Dexter, a male Belgian Malinois. Dexter is pictured with his partner, Officer Miguel H. Witt, a 14-year veteran of »ÆÉ«Ö±²¥ Police. (Photo credit: Ohio Department of Public Safety)
MEDIA CONTACTS:
Dustyn Fox, Ohio Department of Public Safety, djfox@dps.ohio.gov, 614-466-3640
Emily Vincent, »ÆÉ«Ö±²¥, evincen2@kent.edu, 330-672-8595
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