Adams Police introduce new K-9 unit
Adams community members and supervisors welcomed a new member of the Adams Township Police Department at a meeting on Monday night: one-and-a-half-year-old German Shepherd mix Kiko, who will work as a K-9 unit alongside his handler, Officer Jason Giallorenzo.
Kiko and Giallorenzo have been in training for the past six weeks, since June 21. The duo's first official week on the road together in service began last Monday.
“He's in service and working, so you'll see him out and about,” said Chief Shawn Anglum. “It's very exciting. Just the amount of donations that were coming in, too, it's a lot of work.”
Previously, the department had collected donations for the K-9 program, which has been in the works for several years but was delayed by COVID-19.
At a June board meeting, Mars Agway donated more than $2,000 to the department to support the program.
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