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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.
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REEDSVILLE- Mifflin County Regional Police took a fifteen-year-old male juvenile and a nineteen-year-old male into custody late afternoon on Saturday. The nineteen-year-old is identified as Michael R. Kauffman, originally from Mifflintown.
According to a media release from Mifflin County Regional Police Department, “Regional Officer Corporal Robert Haines received information referencing two possible suspects in this case. Detective Jessica Aurand and Patrolman Christopher Kaniecki continued the investigation, building a strong case against two suspects. “
The media release states “Kauffman was arraigned on numerous felony counts of arson and related charges by MDJ Kent Smith and lodged in the Mifflin County Prison. The juvenile was turned over to Mifflin County Probation Officers and transported to the youth detention center in Centre County. The juvenile also faces numerous felony counts of arson and related charges.”