Taylorville Police are welcoming a new K9 to the force. Joker joins TPD and was born on December 8th, 2019. TPD will have two K9’s that will cover day and night shift. Taylorville Police Chief Dwayne Wheeler says that K9s are a great tool to fight the war on drugs. He also stated that Joker would be tasked with narcotics detection as well as helping to find missing persons and fugitives.
Chief Wheeler continued by saying that having an additional K9 will deter individuals from conducting criminal conduct. Joker will be working with Officer Rachel Priddy.
