GPD brings furry new youngster to the K9 team

Ready to lend a helping paw

Georgetown Police Department K9 Sergeant Matt Turowski stands with his police dog Raido, who he has had for four years. (Photos by Kaitlyn Wilkes)
Georgetown Police Department K9 Sergeant Matt Turowski stands with his police dog Raido, who he has had for four years. (Photos by Kaitlyn Wilkes)

After a long journey of being selected from a batch of dogs from Poland and multiple weeks of training, a new police dog will join the Georgetown Police Department’s K9 unit to help apprehend drugs, suspects and track down missing persons or those on the run.

The dog, whose name will be selected by his handler officer Ashley Wall, is a Belgian Malinois who is a little over a year old.

According to G…