LIMA, OH (WLIO) - The Lima Police Department introduced the newest officer to join their ranks.
Meet Officer Roscoe! He is now on the streets with his handler Lima Police Officer Logan Patton. Patton has been with the department since 2017 and has always wanted to be a canine handler. Officer Roscoe and Officer Patton have been in training since September with certifications from the National Association of Professional Canine Handlers and the Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy. They also had extensive training covering all types of skills including patrolling, apprehensions and narcotics.
"We did 6-weeks at Von der Haus Gill in Wapakoneta. He is a master trainer and his son is a master trainer. They trained us for 6-weeks. There's some days we got up at 4 a.m. to do tracks. Three's one night, we stayed out to about 1 in the morning doing tracks at businesses and all that kind of stuff getting him in the feel of what it's like to work in Lima," explained Officer Logan Patton, Lima Police Canine Handler.
The Lima Police Department now has a K-9 officer on each of their three shifts now.
