The Greene County sheriffâs office now has a new K-9 officer on duty as well as a new K-9 vehicle.
Sheriff Marcus Simms said the K-9 officer, an 18-month-year-old Belgian Malinois named Maugli, specializes in explosive detection. Funding for Maugli came from through the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA).
Cpl. Nicholas Gustovich of the sheriffâs office will become the K-9 handler. He underwent training in Pittsburgh for five days a week for 12 weeks at the Pittsburgh Police K-9 Academy.
Gustovich and Maugli received their certification in patrol and explosives-gun detection.
âCpl. Gustovich has a dedication and passion to the K-9 program and showed that through devoting the past three months to training in Pittsburgh,â Simms said.