**MEDIA ADVISORY**
Wednesday, Nov. 19 @ 10 a.m.
Ohio Homeland Security to Present Explosive-Detection Canine to the 17cÍøÒ³°æ Police Department
WHO:
John Born, Director, Ohio Department of Public Safety
Fred Goldstein, Director of Operations, Ohio Homeland Security
Chief John Peach, 17cÍøÒ³°æ Police Department
Officer Miguel H. Witt, 17cÍøÒ³°æ Police Department
Canine Dexter, 17cÍøÒ³°æ Police Department
WHAT:
The 17cÍøÒ³°æ 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 17cÍøÒ³°æ community. Members of the media are invited to attend. If you are interested in attending, contact Emily Vincent.
For more information about 17cÍøÒ³°æ’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:
17cÍøÒ³°æ’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, 17cÍøÒ³°æ’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 17cÍøÒ³°æ 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, 17cÍøÒ³°æ, evincen2@kent.edu, 330-672-8595
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