BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) -
The Louisiana
Office of Alcohol and Tobacco Control has announced its newest police dog is
named Ace.
Officials
held a naming contest in which children from around the area were allowed to
submit suggestions for what the K-9 officer should be called.
They said
over 300 entries were emailed from around the state.
The winning
name was from Ashlyn, 10, a student at Sorrento Primary School.
According
to the ATC, her mother wrote the child liked the name because, "he would
be the Ace, the number one top dog, in helping to sniff out the bad guys."
The ATC
said Ace is being trained to detect smells associated with synthetic marijuana
and bath salts.
"The canine will enhance our success in cracking down on stores
that insist on selling synthetic marijuana/bath salts to our children and will
be used for educational programs throughout the state," ATC Commissioner
Troy Hebert. "The canine is funded by fines and penalties and not tax
payer dollars."
The ATC added Ace is also receiving training for agility, various
searches, criminal apprehension and obedience.
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Ace (Source: Louisiana Office of Alcohol and Tobacco Control)
