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Roswell welcomes new K-9 to police force

Ivar, the dog, is Roswell's newest K-9.

Credit: Courtesy of Roswell Police Department

Credit: Courtesy of Roswell Police Department

Ivar, the dog, is Roswell's newest K-9.
By Ben Brasch
Updated Dec 6, 2019

Roswell has a new furry crime fighter.

Officer Cory Dovell and K-9 Ivar recently graduated from training, the Roswell Police Department posted to Facebook on Thursday.

READ | Retired K-9 dog dies after years of finding people, cash, drugs in Fulton

The agency said they graduated on Nov. 27 from a 12-week course at PSD K9 in Oxford, Florida — about 50 northwest of where Goofy somehow wears a turtleneck all year round in Orlando.

“Both Officer Dovell and K9 Ivar are ready to get to work,” the department said.

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