08-05-2025
Morgantown Police Department welcomes new K-9
MORGANTOWN, (WBOY) — There's a new K-9 officer in the Morgantown Police Department.
The department welcomed K-9 Edo on Wednesday, a one-year-old male Dutch Shepherd from Shallow Creek Kennels, a police dog training facility in Pennsylvania. K-9 Edo will spend the summer training with his new handler, Patrol Officer First Class Marlee France, the Morgantown Police Department said in a Facebook post.
'The Morgantown Police Department is thrilled to welcome Edo, the newest addition to the K-9 division!' the post said.
According to the department, Edo will become certified in tracking and narcotics detection.
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The Morgantown Police Department already has several other K-9 officers of different breeds. The department lost one its K-9s to a spinal disorder in 2022.
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