ALFRED — A Maine State Police Troop A officer and his dog are among Maine’s nine newest police canine teams that graduated Friday from the Maine Criminal Justice Academy in Vassalboro.
The officers and their dogs have spent the past 14 weeks at the State Police Canine School, training in a variety of conditions, weather and locations around the state, according to a statement from Maine Department of Public Safety spokesman Steve McCausland.
Maine State Police Trooper Justin Cooley and Bruin, from Troop A in Alfred, are among the teams.
The other teams include: South Portland Police Officer Shane Stephenson and Zak, Lisbon Police Officer Jason St. Pierre and Moxie, and Presque Isle Police Officer Kevin Reed and Koda; from the Maine Department of Corrections, Cpl. Robert Bowen and Kane and Cpl. Richard Greene and TJ, working in Warren, and Cpl. Troy Hood and Gunner in Charleston; and from the Maine State Police, Trooper Jonathan Russell and Gus from Troop B in Gray and Trooper Jarod Sylvia and Merry from Troop F in Houlton.
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